Courses Offering HIPs

across UWB Curriculum

Academic Year
2020-2021 Preview
 Purpose
The purpose of this presentation is to summarize undergraduate curricular offerings of High
Impact Practices (HIPs) during academic year 2020-2021 at the University of Washington
Bothell. Learning Communities, Undergraduate Research, Capstone, CBLR, Internship, and
Global Learning are the targeted HIPs based on the 2021 Lumina Foundation Issue Paper:
High-Impact Practices and Gains in Student Learning.

Research Questions
● How are HIPs courses distributed throughout the UWB undergraduate curriculum by
academic unit/school and course division level?
● Is student enrollment proportional to HIPs offerings by academic unit/school (a measure of
access)?
● Which type of HIPs courses are offered by each academic unit/school?
Valentine, J., Price, D., & Yang, H. (2021). (publication). High-Impact Practices and
Gains in Student Learning: Evidence from Georgia, Montana, and Wisconsin (pp.
1–13). Lumina Foundation.
Only 12% of courses that included
HIPs were in the lower division
(100/200 Levels). Out of the 113
unique courses offered in AY
2020-2021, only 13 were in the
lower division. This statistic is
concerning because 30.5% of
enrolled undergraduate students
were in First Year and Pre-Major
Programs during AY 20-21.
While every school
offered courses
that included HIPs,
only some had
HIPs courses in the
lower division. IAS
and FYPP provided
the most HIPs
opportunities in
the lower division.
 This graph approximates
relative access to HIPs
courses by academic unit
by comparing the share of
undergraduate student
enrollment to the share of
HIPs course offerings.
offered in AY 20-21.

Access to HIPs course

offerings varies greatly by
academic unit. FYPP shows
the largest access barrier
to HIPs courses compared
to their share of
enrollment.

Undergraduate student enrollment was calculated based on Autumn 2020 Headcount

https://edw.washington.edu/Reports/report/Academics/How_Many_Students_By_Department
Based on this graph,
students have the greatest
access to CBLR and
Undergraduate Research.
On the other hand, access
to Global Learning and
Capstones is most limited.
Types of HIPs Offered Comparison
The comparison of the types of HIPs offered in AY 20-21 in each
academic unit is separated into two categories: Community-Based HIPs
and Campus-Based HIPs. This separation was determined by the 2021
Lumina Foundation Issue Paper: High-Impact Practices and Gains in
Student Learning. Campus-Based HIPs represents participation in
learning communities, research with faculty or a culminating
experience. Community-Based HIPs include participation in internships,
service-learning, community-based projects, and study abroad.

Valentine, J., Price, D., & Yang, H. (2021).

(publication). High-Impact Practices and Gains in
Student Learning: Evidence from Georgia, Montana,
and Wisconsin (pp. 1–13). Lumina Foundation.
CBLR courses are the
dominant
community-based HIP
offered, with the greatest
number of offerings in IAS.
This aligns with UWB
strong commitment to
community engagement.

All schools offered

internship courses in AY
20-21.
Undergraduate
research courses are
the dominant offering in
campus-based HIPs,
with the greatest
number of offerings in
STEM.

FYPP has a significant

lack of offerings in
undergraduate
research and learning
community courses.