Immersive Experience
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For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language:
- AC-5: Immersive Experience (v2.2)
- AC-5: Immersive Experience (v2.1)
To count, a program must have a primary and explicit focus on the concept of sustainability, the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, and/or a major sustainability challenge.
Yes, to qualify, an immersive program must be one week or more in duration. Sustainability-focused immersive programs that are shorter in duration may be claimed under the Campus as a Living Laboratory credit if criteria for that credit are met.
- California State University, Monterey Bay – Includes example for alternative spring break and study abroad, website links provided.
- Furman University – Detailed descriptions for several programs provided.
- Lehigh University – Detailed description of a single program that includes learning outcomes.
- To count, a program must have a primary and explicit focus on the concept of sustainability, the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, and/or a major sustainability challenge.
- Immersive programs must be one week or longer in duration.
- Resources related to immersion in AASHE’s Campus Sustainability Hub
- Partners that can help improve your institution’s performance in Curriculum