SERV 130 - Service Learning

Provides the opportunity for students to plan, implement and participate in a community service project that integrates community service with their academic coursework and their personal goals. Emphasis is placed on collaborative planning with faculty and their chosen community partner to design an individualized service project. The goal of the project is to meet an established community need, as well as provide students a meaningful learning experience. This reciprocal learning experience will focus on course content, leadership and communication skills, and critical and reflective thinking, as well as personal and civic responsibility. Students will commit to completion of their project while working with their chosen community partner and this may require the student to work outside the college. This course is a variable credit course and may be repeated three times for additional service learning experiences for a maximum of twelve credits. (Note: 8 lecture hours and 40 service hours must be completed for 1 credit hour; 8 lecture hours and 80 service hours must be completed for 1.5 credit hours; 8 lecture hours and 120 service hours must be completed for 2 credit hours; 8 lecture hours and 160 service hours must be completed for 2.5 credit hours; and 8 lecture hours and 200 service hours must be completed for 3 credit hours.) Prerequisite(s): None.
(PCS 1.1, 1-3 credit hours - 0.5 hours lecture, 2.5-12.5 hours lab)