The On-Campus Project-Based Experiential Learning course combines sound business principles and real-world experiences for BYUH students as they collaborate with a variety of companies. Please click on the appropriate section below to learn more.
And you can't get experience without a job. Do you feel you have enough work experience on your resume? On-campus project-based experiential learning is a great way to develop and refine skills while test-driving your major.
On-campus experiential learning projects are a WIN-WIN-WIN for students, organizations, and BYU–Hawaii.
They are a WIN for students who can:
Test drive their future careers to see what they really want to do.
Try out the tools that they have been learning in the classroom in a real-world setting.
Gain real professional work experience that will highlight their skills and capabilities on their resumes and in their future job interviews.
They are a WIN for companies who can:
Receive high-quality work from future professionals who are anxious to display their newfound capabilities and education.
Obtain 40 hours of professional work for 15 weeks without having to pay anything.
Create a network of connections with high-quality future professionals who know and understand their company and have developed a desire to work there.
They are a WIN for BYU–Hawaii which:
Assists students in transitioning from a high-quality education into future professional careers.
Creates professional networks for students with industry and career professionals who can mentor, support, and assist them in their future professional careers.
Enhances the stature of BYUH in providing students prepared to succeed in their future jobs and careers.
Do you want to take your classroom learning to the next level? Find out how participating in an on-campus internship will make you more prepared for your career.
Looking for help to solve a current business problem facing your company or organization? Work with Brigham Young University–Hawaii to sponsor one of our student experiential learning teams.
Questions are answered by students, Nichol Holbrook, Samuel Tobon, and Joy Tang, who took the program.
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1. What work experience did you receive that will help your resume?
Q1 - OCI Student Testimonials with Subtitles
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2. Were you able to test drive your major? What did you learn?
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3. Did you use the tools you learned in the classroom in a professional setting? If so, what experiences did you gain using the tools you learned in a professional setting?
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4. What types of people were you able to network with? Did you network with people in your intended career field?
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5. What experiences did you gain working with professionals doing professional work?
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6. What skills did you develop that will help you succeed in a full-time internship and in your full-time job upon graduation?
Q6 - OCI Student Testimonials with Subtitles
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7. Were you able to work for a company in your home country?
a. If so, what opportunities were made available because of it?
b. If not, what opportunities were made available to find for working for a foreign company?
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8. Did gaining three college credits help you towards graduation? If so, what did it help you with?
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9. What impact did all these things, without leaving campus and continuing to take classes, have on you?
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10. Why is on-campus project based experiential learning important? What is it about on-campus internships that make it your passport to your future?