Clinical Psychology Term
Spend a term working in the same settings as psychologists, counselors, and social workers.
Immersion Experiences
Explore a single topic or field you love and put your education to work for you.
Jump in the deep end.
Only at Knox–spend an entire term examining a profession, an academic discipline, or an issue that matters to you.
Our immersive experiences are designed to take you deeper into topics that interest you most, combining traditional classroom learning with hands-on experiences on and off campus.
The Power of Experience
Immersive experiences are a key part of your Knox education. What you learn in the classroom is even more valuable when you see the difference it makes in the real world. In fact, it’s so important we’ll give you up to $2,000 to pay for equipment, travel, or living expenses.
$2,000
Power of Experience Grant
90%
Graduation rate of immersive term participants, 17 points higher than the overall student population.
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Immersion terms focused on a single topic
Immersive Terms
Our one-of-a-kind immersion terms—a focused, hands-on exploration of a single field of study over the course of a term—give you the opportunity to spend an entire term dedicated to something you love.
Green Oaks Term
Live and work out at our 700-acre Green Oaks among a small community of students and professors.
Open Studio
During Open Studio, you’ll prepare for a senior exhibition of your artwork without other distractions. You’ll meet regularly with your artist mentor and engage in regular critiques as you refine your vision and experience life as a working artist.
Repertory Theatre Term
It’s the only undergraduate theatre program of its kind. Spend 10 weeks designing, building, rehearsing, and performing two full-length productions as part of a working repertory theatre company.
StartUp Term
You don’t have to be a business major to start your own business. You’ll pitch your business ideas to a panel of faculty and successful entrepreneurs, develop a business plan, analyze markets, and create a product. And your startup doesn’t have to close up shop at the end of term, either.
Immersion Summer: Six Weeks of Collaborative Research
Experience the life of a working scientist. Join a team of student and faculty researchers to pursue discoveries in areas from AI to media literacy.
Short-Term Immersive Experiences: One, Two, or Three Weeks
Take what you’ve learned in the classroom and put it to work. Teach at a Navajo reservation school. Put your Spanish language skills to work helping immigrants in border communities. Take part in an archaeological dig in Jordan. Or build your network making new professional contacts in Chicago, Kansas City, Indianapolis, and beyond.
Jump Down that Rabbit Hole!
Think you might enjoy an immersive experience? Take a minute—or maybe two, three . . . or 30—and explore our YouTube Playlist, featuring interviews and highlights of Knox's truly memorable immersive experiences.
What Students Say
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“[Rep Term] is kind of the main reason I decided to go to Knox.”
—Kamana’okekai Lattig ’25
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“Green Oaks Term is the most comprehensive field biology I've ever done. I love it!"
—Casey Stachelski ’16
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In Clinical Psychology Term, you learn what “you would learn in grad school, which is really awesome.”
—Dianell Vega '20