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Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

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Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2021
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Learning Assistance Programsdefinition

Learning Assistance Programs - The primary mission of Learning Assistance Programs must be to provide students with resources and opportunities to improve their ability to learn and to achieve academic success.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Student Program Leader
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Student Success
Unit

Unit - University organization

Student Success Center
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

Experiential Learning Opportunity
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

60 - 89 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Selected through competitive application
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

3.0
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

-
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Group orientation / class session(s)
Training manual, syllabus or rubric
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Career readinessdefinition

Career readiness - Attain and develop requisite competencies to broadly prepare for a successful transition into the workplace. (e.g., critical thinking/problem solving, oral/written communications, teamwork/collaboration, leadership, professionalism/work ethic)


Connecting with othersdefinition

Connecting with others - Interact with the campus community, identify others with shared interests, build a social network

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Critical and creative thinkingdefinition

Critical and creative thinking - Comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, events before accepting or formulating opinion or conclusion. Synthesizing existing ideas, images or expertise in original, innovative ways


Communication - spokendefinition

Communication - spoken - Students engage in purposeful oral communication as an intentional part of the activity

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Student(s) on this campus
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

-
Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Group / class session with professional staff
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

(1-1) session(s) with professional staff
Each student produces written reflection(s)
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/student_success_center/index.php
Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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