Huskies Advance

How does HuskiesAdvance work?

What is HuskiesAdvance?

HuskiesAdvance is an innovative, unique to St. Cloud State University, program that helps students connect their curricular and co-curricular experiences with their passion in one of six topic areas (tracks).  With the support of a faculty/staff mentor, students create an individualized learning plan to focus their learning, reflect on their growth, and tie their experiences together. They purposefully build their knowledge and skills, while earning a digital credential and transcript notation.

How much time does it take to complete HuskiesAdvance?

If students do one experience each semester, they will complete their track in two years. They may have already completed activities that count and they can do experiences during the summer. During semesters they are not doing an experience, mentoring focuses on a student’s personal and professional goals.

What are the HuskiesAdvance tracks?

Students choose one of the following tracks:

• Leadership
• Social Justice
• Environmental Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship
• Civic Engagement
• International Engagement

Although other students are in the same track, the experiences each student completes are unique to them, reflecting their goals and interests.

How does a student complete HuskiesAdvance?

A student will collaborate with their faculty/staff mentor to identify four curricular and co-curricular learning experiences that align with the track topic and their interests. Previous educational, volunteer, and work experiences may count towards their track, and many students are fulfilling track requirements through experiences they are already engaged in. Although each student’s HuskiesAdvance plan will be unique and reflect their personal and career goals, every plan contains:

• One curricular (course) experience (typically fulfilled by a LEP or major requirement) 
• One campus-based, co-curricular activity (for example: Student Government, student organization leadership, research with faculty, Resident Advisor, Peer Advisor, campus employment)
• One activity that extends beyond the campus (for example: internship, student teaching, volunteering, Education Abroad, community involvement)
• One experience of the student’s choice

Is HuskiesAdvance available to all undergraduate students?

Undergraduate students may participate if they have at least two semesters before completing their degree, giving them ample time to complete a track.

Graduate students are encouraged to seek out mentoring and individualized learning opportunities provided by their program and faculty, but are not eligible to participate in HuskiesAdvance.