Academic Enrichment

Here at UNLV, we like to challenge our students and turn our academics up a notch. How, you ask? By providing innovative academic enrichment opportunities alongside traditional ones to enhance your college experience.

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Learning Beyond Borders

We are firm believers in broadening educational horizons through travel. Whether you study in another country, perform at a foreign festival, or participate in a national conference, your exposure to different cultures will elevate your academic experience.

The Global Entrepreneurship Experience
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Business students study entrepreneurship on a global scale through the entrepreneurship program. Through immersive learning and leadership development, they gain experience crafting unique business models to bring new products and services to world markets.
International Programs
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Living in a foreign country provides an opportunity to see our culture, ourselves, and others from a new perspective.
Travel Opportunities
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Travel is an important part of any college education and helps students understand our changing society and planet.
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Learning from the Community

Learning isn’t constricted to just the classroom. A variety of activities offered through research and service-learning programs expands on your knowledge, provides depth to classwork, and enhances the academic culture of campus.

Service Learning
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Students in service-learning classes benefit academically, professionally, and personally as they increase their understanding of the class topic, contribute to the community, and gain hands-on experience.
UNLV Alternative Break Trips
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These student-led, university-sponsored trips are a great way to experience a different community and explore social justice issues through service alongside communities.
Service Programs
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Service-learning classes and alternative break trips are great ways to experience a different community, increase your understanding of class topics, and explore social justice issues through service alongside communities.
Research
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Here at UNLV, we offer both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to expand their educational experience through creative, interdisciplinary research, both independent and faculty mentored.
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Honors College

The Honors College was built for students who simply want more — more depth, more challenges, more opportunities. The Honors community is one of passionate students who, despite their various areas of study, share a drive to build fulfilling lives that will impact the world.

Research and Creative Honors Program
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UNLV’s Research & Creative Honors Program, UNLV’s Research & Creative Honors Program provides undergraduates with unique opportunities that prepare them for graduate studies.
University Honors Program
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The program, designed to complement and enhance every major at UNLV, is an alternative to UNLV’s general education core requirements. The program delivers a liberal arts/sciences core through specially-designed courses available only to Honors College students.
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Extending Campus to the Community

Whether you want to just take a class, refresh your professional skills, or develop a new talent or interest, UNLV offers a wealth of opportunities for personal growth, enrichment, and cultural awareness.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
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If you're a retired or semi-retired adult interested in becoming a part of a spirited community of engaged learners, we offer you learning activities designed to enhance your understanding of the world—from the historic, to the cultural, to the social—using a variety of non-credit learning formats.
Continuing Education
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Here at UNLV Continuing Education, we design and develop innovative and comprehensive courses for your professional advancement, personal enrichment, professional certification, and skill enhancement through workshops, classes, seminars and conferences.