What are High Impact Practices?
High impact practices — or HIPs — are a nationally recognized set of practices widely demonstrated within higher education to promote deep learning, student engagement and retention. This applies most notably to historically underrepresented student groups.
Evidence demonstrates students benefit greatly in their coursework when they participate in more than one HIP. Examples of HIPs include:
- Collaborative projects
- Diversity/Global Learning
- First-Year Experiences
- Internships
- Learning and Living-Learning Communities
- Service Learning and Community-Based Learning
- Undergraduate Research
Here at CSUCI, HIPs have reduced equity gaps, positively influenced students’ final GPA and degree completion and serve as bridges to the workforce.