Service Learning Credit

The Service Learning Program is designed to provide pass/fail credit for performing pre-arranged volunteer service in the community while gaining new skills. This is monitored through the College & Career Center and their tracking sheet must be used.

• Students must complete 65 volunteer hours for each .5 credit, including a written summary to be completed outside of the volunteer time.
• The volunteer worksite must be a non-profit or humanitarian business/agency, with a designated supervisor/evaluator present at the worksite (not a parent) to verify service hours.

The provision of service is a requirement for the volunteer work, so it excludes activities such as fundraising, campaigning, soliciting, proselytizing, etc. Examples of appropriate volunteer worksites are the Power Hour Program, Kids on the Block, SMART, city library and social service agencies. Some programs have prerequisites. Reporting forms and additional information is available in the college & Career Center. Students must provide their own transportation.