The EYE Program
The Experience Your Education (EYE) Program is an experiential learning program at Lander University designed to provide students with the opportunity to use academic knowledge to address real world challenges in an authentic context. The program includes internships, co-ops, service learning, study abroad experiences, and course-embedded projects. Earning EYE Program credit is a great way for graduates to show a potential employer that they have real world skills and experience that may make them more competitive in the job market.
NOTE: EYE credit is not a graduation requirement and does not affect a student’s degree requirements for graduation. Students earning 120 EYE credits will receive the Golden EYE Award at graduation.
There are two ways to participate in the program:
1. The approved EYE Program activities listed under Approved Activities on the EYE Program website, www.lander.edu/eye, may provide opportunities to earn EYE credit. Students interested in earning EYE credit should contact the faculty mentor for information about the EYE activity associated with the course. The Faculty Mentor will work with the student throughout the activity to see that the expectations of the EYE Program are met and the credit is earned. Students should check the EYE Program website periodically for additional activities that will be added as they are approved. Note: Enrollment in these courses does not guarantee EYE credit. The student must work with the faculty mentor to earn the credit. Also, some of the activities are upper-level courses and may have prerequisites.
2. Look at the courses you plan to take or other activities you plan to be involved in and discuss possibilities for EYE Program credit with your instructors or the Director of the EYE Program. Other activities might include internships, co-ops, service learning, and study abroad. The process of approving and adding activities to the approved activities list will continue as new activities are identified or created.
Questions about the EYE Program should be addressed to the Director of the EYE Program at Lander University.