Immersive Programs

Unleash Your Potential: Explore, Learn, Grow, in and Beyond New Hampshire

Explore the world, engage with communities, and gain real-world experience through our diverse academic immersion programs. Our partner immersive semester programs allows you explore a range of exciting opportunities on-campus, across the country, or around the world.

Explore the World

• Study Abroad: Dive into a new culture, language, and academic perspective with global programs. Learn more at https://www.unh.edu/global/education-abroad

Opportunities Within New Hampshire

• Semester for Impact: Continue to live in Durham (or in NH) and contribute to positive social change while earning 16 UNH credits while doing 30+ hours of real-world work experience, and progressing towards your degree. Approx. $2,000 AmeriCorps education award upon completion. Learn how this full-semester program may meet your degree's internship requirements. at https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/semester-impact or contact alex.johnson@collegeforsocialinnovation.org
• EcoQuest: Have you ever wanted to go to New Zealand? Delve into environmental issues and gain practical sustainability experience through this popular program offered by the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Start planning your semester by learning more at https://colsa.unh.edu/ecoquest
• Climate Action Clinic: Get in-demand professional skills while contributing to environmental solutions. Get trained in greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and management. Then work on a student team to help a business/organization conduct a GHG inventory and develop a climate action plan. Learn more about program requirements and eligibility at: https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/carbon-clinic
• Adventure Education Immersion Semester: Looking for a semester-long field experience comparable to NOLS, WEA, or Outward Bound? Attend the Plymouth State University fall Adventure Education Immersion Semester that will get you out in the wilderness backpacking and canoe camping. To learn more about this opportunity, contact Nate Fitch at Nate.Fitch@unh.edu. 

If you are a current or future student and want to learn more contact our program coordinators:

• Outdoor Leadership Management & Policy (OLM): Nate Fitch 
• Tourism & Event Management (TEM): Lauren Ferguson
• Therapeutic Recreation (TR): Matt Frye 
• General Inquiries: Department Administrator