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Experiential learning opportunities make up the heart of Experience One, or X1 for short.

Here’s how it works: You take a single course at a time, three hours each day for 18 days before moving on to the next. Taking four courses or “blocks” during the semester, you’ll earn the same amount of credit as under traditional multiple class systems.

Diagram showing Blocks Schedule

Experience One engages students and faculty in actively exploring the knowledge, purposes, and practices in every field of study.

The bottom-line is you truly experience your education through concentrated, active learning. That means you’ll have an advantage as you enter the workforce or continue on with graduate studies because your portfolio will already contain real-world educational experiences and projects. These projects often help the community at the same time by providing key services and contributing to ongoing research studies.

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