Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2025
Apply Knowledge and Skills beyond the Classroom (Experiential Learning, EXP+)
The University highly recommends that students fulfill one or more of these four Pursue Deeper Understanding requirements with an approved experiential learning activity. Students can fulfill the Stony Brook Curriculum Experiential Learning (EXP+) learning outcomes by taking a course certified for EXP+ or through an individualized, faculty-supervised learning activity (with corresponding enrollment in a zero-credit 444 course in order to earn EXP+) in which the student applies knowledge and skills acquired within the classroom in real-world settings and in which insights and skills developed through real-world experience enhance academic success and professional development. Successful experiential learning requires reflection, mentoring, feedback, critical analysis, and synthesis.
Experiential learning can take many forms including the 13 categories defined by SUNY:
- Civic Engagement
- Clinical Placement
- Community Service
- Cooperative Education
- Creative Works
- Entrepreneurship
- Field Study
- Internship
- International Travel & Study
- Practicum
- Research (Graduate)
- Research (Undergraduate)
- Service Learning
For a list of Stony Brook courses that satisfy EXP+, complete a course search at this link.
