Current QEP: ExCeL
Overview
ExCeL with experience!
ExCeL, USF’s current QEP, is focused on Experiential Centered Learning with the mission of increasing the career readiness of undergraduates by expanding meaningful experiential opportunities for students that will contribute
to their career and educational success.
The end goal is to support students so they will benefit from higher rates of employment and/or admission into graduate and professional school, and higher career starting salaries.
The QEP’s experiential centered learning opportunities will take the form of:
The end goal is to support students so they will benefit from higher rates of employment and/or admission into graduate and professional school, and higher career starting salaries.
High Impact Practices Applied
Student employment, internships, and co-ops are known high impact practices proven to lead to higher rates of employment for graduates and, in the case of internships and co-ops, also higher career starting salaries. For students considering graduate and professional school, undergraduate research experiences have proven to lead to higher rates of admission. Our students can ExCeL with Experience!
Student Learning Outcomes
As a result of the implementation of the current ExCeL QEP, USF’s student participants will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate experiential centered learning opportunities that align with their unique career
goals.
- Demonstrate career readiness competencies acquired through courses and experiences.
- Communicate effectively the career readiness competencies, skills, and experiences developed in
specific courses.
- Communicate effectively the career readiness competencies, skills, and experiences developed
through experiential centered learning opportunities.