Service-Learning

Pursuing service-learning opportunities allows you to connect your classroom education with practical usage in meaningful ways

Honors students may enroll in approved service-learning courses, including those offered by other departments to fulfill their Experiential and Advanced Learning Honors requirements.

In order for a service-learning course to qualify for Honors credit, it must be at least 300-level, earn at least three academic units, and be designated as a Service-Learning section by the Registrar’s Office. Approved courses must also include at least 15 hours of service with a community partner. A student may only earn Honors credit for a specific service-learning course once. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure they meet all pre-requisites for any course, as the Honors College cannot waive departmental requirements.

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Approval for a course to fulfill Experiential and Advanced Learning credit can only be granted by the Honors College Faculty Director, Dr. Michael Elliott, . The course instructor must also consent to allowing Honors criteria to the course. Approval cannot be granted retroactively.

In order to earn Honors credit for a service-learning course, you should follow these steps in order:

  1. Submit a Service-Learning Agreement (PDF), signed by you and by the course instructor, to the Honors College offices by the end of the Change of Schedule period for the term in which the class is offered. This document can be delivered to 7800 York Road, Suite 134 or sent as a PDF to .
  2. Submit a copy of the course syllabus to the Honors College offices by the end of the Change of Schedule period for the term in which the class is offered. This document can be delivered to 7800 York Road, Suite 134 or sent as a PDF to . You are encouraged to submit the Service-Learning Agreement and course syllabus at the same time.
  3. Submit the Experiential and Advanced Learning Form by the end of the Change of Schedule period for the semester in which the class is offered.
  4. Deliver a poster presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship and Learning in the term after the term in which you completed the service-learning course. You must also submit a five-page reflection essay and a 15-page research paper or paper/project in order to officially earn Honors credit.

All required forms are also available at our Forms, Syllabi & Online Resources repository.