Online learning powered by community and connection
As a pioneer of distance learning, Saybrook University understands there is no substitute for the joy, collaboration, and exploration that occurs when we connect as a community. Saybrook’s University Learning Experiences are in-person and online gatherings at which students, faculty, staff, and alumni immerse themselves in a community of seekers and emerge transformed.
“Be ready for change. Be ready for transformation. Be brave about that change. It’s going to impact your life and the community you’re going to serve.”
—Dr. Nathan Long, President Saybrook University
Community Learning Experience
The Community Learning Experience is an on-ground, five-day event that invites the entire Saybrook community to meet or reunite face-to-face, form genuine and lasting relationships, and engage with peers from around the globe. Each Community Learning Experience is a new opportunity for academic, professional, and personal exploration in a safe and supportive setting.
The Community Learning Experience dedicates time to escaping the hustle and bustle of the outside world to allow students to become immersed in community and emerge transformed.
*Community Learning Experience begins fall 2025 and meets every other year (2025, 2027, 2029, etc.)
Residential Learning Experience
The Residential Learning Experience is a key component of our clinical licensure programs. Held during the fall semester, these on-ground learning intensives help Counseling and Humanistic Clinical Psychology students acquire the necessary residential hours required by states for licensure eligibility.
Residential Learning Experiences act as a training ground for clinical students to put classroom theory into practice, hone their clinical skills, and gain professional guidance directly from our experienced practitioner-scholar faculty.
Clinical licensure students should expect to attend Residential Learning Experiences every year. In odd-numbered years when the Community Learning Experience meets, the Residential Learning Experience will also meet at the same time and location as the larger community gathering.
Virtual Learning Experience
The Virtual Learning Experience is a five-day, online synchronous event for classmates, faculty, and staff to kick off the spring semester as a collective before breaking out into smaller groups based on their programs of choice.
Virtual Learning Experiences set the foundation for the semester ahead. Smaller groups meet to learn about their program as a whole; breakout sessions introduce each core course of the program; and didactic, research, and practice-oriented seminars provide a taste of the lessons to come. Also built into these experiences are time and space for socializing so students and faculty can bond before entering the classroom.
University Learning Experience requirements vary by program. Contact Admissions today to learn more about experiences specific to each degree and certificate program.