Immersive learning experiences at Ball State have most or all of the following characteristics:
- Carry academic credit
- Engage participants in an active learning process that is student-driven, but guided by a faculty mentor
- Produce a tangible outcome or product, such as a business plan, policy recommendation, book, play, or DVD
- Involve a team of students, often working on a project that is interdisciplinary in nature
- Include a community partner(s) and create an impact on the larger community as well as on the student participants
- Focus on student learning outcomes
- Help students define a career path or make connections to a profession or industry

