Undergraduate Program

Service Learning Certification (SLC)

University Coordinator: Jackson Sellers, Phone: 864-0960; E-mail: jrs202@ku.edu or csl@ku.edu; Web site: www.servicelearning.ku.edu.

Service-learning is a credit-bearing, educational, experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.

Students should download the registration form at the website listed above and submit it to the Center for Service Learning. The Certification in Service Learning experience outlined below includes four components designed to demonstrate that students have met the service learning experience criteria specified by the Working Group.

1. Classroom Experience, emphasizes academic coursework that involves service learning as a method of engaging the course material. A list of possible courses is available at the website listed above. Note that there are no SPLH courses that fulfill this experience currently.
2. Directed Readings (assigned by the Center for Service Learning), focuses on basic knowledge of the principles of service learning and community engagement. A copy of the readings can be obtained at the website listed above.
3. Independent Project, emphasizes the application of principles of service learning to a project initiated by the student independently. Note that the project must be approved by the Center for Service Learning.
4. Reflection, is a written piece designed to integrate the directed experiences in the classroom, the independent experience, and the directed theoretical readings. On the completion of the final reflection, a student will submit a portfolio of work documenting the four components of the certification process. Specific instructions for the paper are detailed at the website listed above.