Wells College is committed to programs and activities that encourage students
to connect their classroom studies with hands-on, real world experiences.
To this end, the College approved an experiential learning requirement
for all students (four year and transfer) as part of the distribution requirements.
Because these experiences may take place off campus and at times other
than during fall and spring semesters, it is important that students plan
their academic schedules accordingly and not postpone meeting the requirement.
If a student chooses an internship to meet the requirement, the first internship
may be completed as soon as January intersession of the first year.
Other options for meeting the requirement such as additional internships,
Off-Campus Study, and Student Teaching will take place after the first,
second or third years.
 Faculty-led
courses, Topics in Experiential Learning, which include hands-on
work during January Intersession will also meet this requirement.
These short courses will introduce students to areas of interest both aligned
with and outside the faculty’s normal course offerings. The topics,
which change annually, have included genealogy research in Salt Lake City
taught by a professor of chemistry, anthropology studies in Hawaii taught
by a professor of anthropology, tutoring on a Navajo reservation led by
a professor of education, and study of theatre in London led by a professor
of performing arts.
Options that can be used to fulfill
the Experiential Learning Requirement:
1. Credit-bearing
internships (domestic or international), including WLLS 190, 290, and
390
will satisfy one or more of the experiential learning requirements.
2. Off-campus
study abroad will satisfy one experiential learning requirement per
country.
3. Off-campus
study in the U.S. will satisfy one experiential learning requirement
when
fieldwork
or an internship is associated with the off-campus study.
4. Topics in Experiential
Learning will satisfy one or more of the experiential learning
requirements.
5. Student
teaching
Last updated 06/22/2009
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