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

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

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.

Undergraduate Research Programs - The primary mission of Undergraduate Research Programs is to engage students in investigative and creative activity to experience firsthand the processes of scholarly exploration and discovery.

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

Division - University organization

Department - University organization

Unit - University organization

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

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

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

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

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

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

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

Apply specialized knowledge - Applying specialized knowledge or skills required to do a task, such as from major coursework, or previous experience

Communicate verbally - verbally communicate with persons inside and/or outside the organization, in order to complete a task or achieve a goal

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

Inquiry and analysis - Systematically explore issues, objects or works through collection and analysis of evidence for informed conclusions or judgments; break complex topics or issues into parts for better understanding

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

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

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

Not deliberately included in program structure - Interactions with or observation of diverse others, and/or discussions about diversity may happen by chance, but are not intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

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

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

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

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity