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HIPs Categories

Learn more about the categories of High Impact Practices below.

Categories of High Impact Practices

Arts Integrated Learning Constructing understanding through art and integrating art forms into other coursework and fields of study. Explore Arts
Community Engaged Learning Mutually beneficial collaboration between the University and Community partners providing reciprocal benefits for all partings, including the students, involved. Explore Community
Global Learning Providing students with the tools to engage skillfully with an increasingly interconnected global society Explore Global
Living Learning Communities Communities where students attend courses as a cohort, engage in group activities and events, and may live together. Explore LLCs
Research & Scholarship Mentored investigations and creative inquiries that seek to make a scholarly or artistic contributions to knowledge. Explore Research
Student Leadership & Engagement Excelling in curricular and co-curricular experiences and pursuing a mutual relationship with the UNCW campus which exceeds common involvement. Explore Leadership
Work Based Learning Structured experiences that enables students to integrate academic knowledge with professional practice. Explore WBL
Writing Intensive A process-approach to writing, using written work to cultivate a complex and in-depth understanding of course concepts. Explore Writing
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