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Experiential Learning at Clemson

Experiential Learning (ExL) is for every student at Clemson. Our research shows that when you actively participate in educational experiences, you gain a greater understanding of complex topics, you remember detailed information better and you have a great time, too. Explore ten different types of experiential learning we offer to see what might be a fit for you.

Types of Experiential Learning

Visit the Find My Experience page to see detailed information and next steps for each of the learning types listed below.

Find Your Experience

Workplace Learning

Center for Career and Professional Development

International Education

  • Conduct field studies abroad.
  • Enroll in partner institutions across the world.
  • Embark on a service-learning trip.
  • Conduct research to benefit global communities.

Study Abroad Opportunities


Creative Inquiry

  • Join a cross-disciplinary undergraduate research team.
  • Solve real-world problems.
  • Create peer-reviewed publications.
  • Present your findings.

Creative Inquiry + Undergraduate Research

Leisure Skills Courses

  • Explore more than 150 recreational courses at Clemson.
  • Gain a new skill.
  • Have fun and get outdoors while earning class credit.

Learn About Leisure Skills

Lights, Camera, Learning

Students get a crash course in moviemaking at a major studio

During a two-week Maymester at the Trilith Institute — the educational arm of Trilith Studios — Clemson world cinema students worked alongside industry professionals to complete a short film. Students rotated through different creative and technical positions on the production crew, gaining valuable experience in a collaborative environment.

Read the Full Story

“I can be timid to try new things, but with switching jobs every day, I learned to embrace not knowing everything and just try my best and learn from my peers.”

Hannah Noe,
world cinema ’27

A group of film crew members, all wearing black, gather closely around a large rectangular monitor on a set. Several people sit in director’s chairs while others stand behind them, all focused on the screen.

Creative Practice

  • Express yourself through the arts.
  • Take creative academic courses.
  • Engage in the arts through workshops or special events.

Student/Peer Teaching

  • Be a student teacher in a local school.
  • Mentor fellow undergraduate students.
  • Lead tutoring sessions on campus.

Teacher Education Field Experience


Service or Client-Based Learning

  • Apply classroom knowledge to real problems.
  • Serve businesses, organizations and people in our community.

Simulations

  • Apply classroom concepts to real situations.
  • Adjust to changing circumstances and find innovative solutions.
  • Engage in fieldwork.
  • Serve real and simulated patients through clinicals.

Capstones

  • Apply four years of learning in one project-based class.

Student Research

  • Expand upon a project you find interesting.
  • Work with a faculty mentor.
  • Present your findings at conferences.

Experiential Learning News