Beyond the Classroom

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Study Away

The Study Away programs support experiential learning for UIS students across the United States and around the world.

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Internships

Internships give students hands-on experience in their field while earning credit through a course taken alongside an internship.

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Projects

Projects let students earn credit through hands-on experiences that apply classroom learning to real-world challenges.

Building Knowledge & Connections

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Prior Learning Assessment

Experiential and lifelong learning is learning that has occurred outside of a traditional classroom. Students may obtain college credit at UIS by presenting their experiential learning for assessment in a portfolio.

Discover Prior Learning
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Learning & Living Communities

Learning and Living Communities provide a positive environment through which students can take the first steps toward a lifelong commitment to community involvement.

Join Communities

Be the Change

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Help the Environment

UIS will be a role model in promoting campus environmental sustainability. We believe that we are part of a global community with limited resources and that our choices can positively affect that community and campus life. Find out more about programs and how to get involved.

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Community Involvement

UIS provides many opportunities for learning and leading by serving. Our goal is to foster a life-long commitment to community within all UIS students, faculty, and staff and our mission is to link the UIS community to service and civic engagement opportunities in central Illinois and beyond.