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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> As you know, the university is working on the 100% engagement area. One piece of this includes co-curricular
activities. They have asked us for some of these activities that we have in our college. Given the definition below, along with the difference between co-curricular and extracurricular, can you please send me what your majors are doing in the co-curricular
areas? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I greatly appreciate your time on this. I really need these back by this Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks, Elaine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Co-curricular
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">refers to<b>
</b>activities, programs, and <a href="http://edglossary.org/learning-experience/" title="Learning Experience">
<span style="color:blue">learning experiences</span></a> that complement, in some way, what students are learning in school—i.e., experiences that are connected to or mirror the academic
<u><a href="http://edglossary.org/curriculum/"><span style="color:blue">curriculum</span></a></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Co-curricular activities are typically, but not always, defined by their separation from academic courses. For
example, they are ungraded, they do not allow students to earn academic <u><a href="http://edglossary.org/credit/"><span style="color:blue">credit</span></a></u>, they may take place outside of school or after regular school hours, and they may be operated
by outside organizations. That said, these traditional distinctions between academic and co-curricular programs are being eroded in some schools—see
<u><a href="http://edglossary.org/learning-pathway/"><span style="color:blue">learning pathways</span></a></u> for a more detailed discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A few examples of common educational opportunities that may be considered co-curricular include student newspapers,
musical performances, art shows, mock trials, debate competitions, and mathematics, robotics, and engineering teams and contests. But given the differing interpretations of the term, as well as its many potential applications, it’s best to determine precisely
how <i>co-curricular</i> is being used in a particular educational context.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Co-curricular vs. Extracurricular<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Generally speaking,
<i>co-curricular</i> activities are an extension of the formal learning experiences in a course or academic program, while
<i>extracurricular</i> activities may be offered or coordinated by a school, but may not be explicitly connected to academic learning. This distinction is extremely fuzzy in practice, however, and the terms are often used interchangeably. Athletics, for example,
are typically considered to be extracurricular activities, while a science fair would more likely be considered a co-curricular activity, given that students are learning science, participation may be required by the school, students may be graded on their
entries, or a science teacher may coordinate the fair. Still, in some schools certain athletics activities might be considered “co-curricular,” while in other schools a science fair may be labeled “extracurricular.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Elaine Marchello, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Dean, Career and Academic Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bart Cardon Teaching Fellow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor of Practice<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saguaro Hall 210C<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(520) 626-3631<o:p></o:p></p>
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