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Enrolling in a service learning class gives you the opportunity to:
For more information about Service Learning, please check out our Service Learning Handbook [PDF].
Once enrolled, you can browse through approved sites using your username pass word on S4. You will either have the opportunity to choose your own site or your professor will assign you a site to conduct your service
Service Learning is academic study linked to community service through structured reflections, so that each reinforces the other. The academic study may be in any discipline or combination of fields. The service may be direct service to people in need, community outreach, research, education, or policy analysis.
Service Learning: Service Learning is academic study linked to community service through structured reflections so that each reinforces the other. The academic study may be in any discipline or combination of fields. The service may be direct service to people in need, community outreach, research, education, or policy analysis.
Community Service: Strictly defined, community service simply means organized volunteering which meets the needs of the community. The service benefits the community agency or individuals in the community and is most often done through non-profit organizations, schools, or public agencies. Often, community service is court ordered and emanates a negative connotation towards participating in community service.
Internship/Practicum: An internship or practicum experience is usually a capstone experience, in which the student implements material covered from a series of classes into the field. This experience normally requires no weekly reflection of the student, but requires the student to culminate the semester with a project or research paper about the internship/practicum experience.
Service learning classes must incorporate a minimum of 15 hours of service.
You can browse through approved sites in the Cal State S4 system. (S4 usage instructions can be found there.)
It is important that your service addresses an important community need that is connected to the learning outcomes of your class. In addition, it is important that there is a partnership agreement between the site and the university to ensure that students will be safe and gain a meaningful learning experience. Your professor will provide the sites of service to make sure that all of the requirements are met to fulfill the class objectives.