University Service Learning Courses
- Fulfills community service hours required by some programs and scholarships
- Honors contract may be arranged
- Build your resume and gain experience & skills attractive to employers, graduate and professional schools
- 3-credit, graded course - no exams, no textbooks
- Register ONLINE as with any ASU course
- no application necessary
- Tuition fees apply as with any ASU course
Earn 3 credits and make a difference in your community!
Whatever your interests, major, or level (freshman through graduate students), University Service Learning has an internship course that is perfect for YOU. Give your resume a boost as you engage in vital community service. Course Options
- Advocate for working-poor families
- Tutor and mentor children
- Assist with hospice care
- Help the homeless
- Volunteer at a non-profit
- Address environmental issues
Learn about your community, the importance of civic engagement, and effects of social injustice on society through coursework focused on community service experiences at a pre-approved site.
- Offered every FALL, SPRING, and 8-week SUMMER session
- General Studies - Cultural Diversity (C) & Literacy (L)
FOUR USL COURSE OPTIONS
USL 210: Service Learning, Independent Placement
Students address unmet community needs of personal interest and related to their major in areas such as poverty, health care, education, environment, and more! Students learn about civic engagement and community issues affecting ethnic minorities and marginalized populations, drawing upon their service experiences to inform their discussion and written assignments. Students may select any type of service opportunity from a pre-approved list.
- Requires 70 service-hours
- General Studies C & L
- Prerequisite: none; ENG 101 strongly recommended
- For freshmen through seniors
- See syllabus for details.
USL 216 Service Learning: For Educators
For Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College students only. Teachers College students in most majors (EED, SPED, ECD, ELL, & ED Studies) are required to take USL 216 in accordance with the semester listed in their Program of Study. Students learn about community issues affecting ethnic minorities and marginalized populations specifically as they relate to the academic achievement of at-risk youth and education, drawing upon their service experiences to inform discussion and written assignments. Students select a service opportunity working directly with disadvantaged youth from a list of pre-approved schools and community agencies.
- Requires 45 service-hours, but additional hours (extra-credit) strongly encouraged
- General Studies C & L
- For Teachers College students only
- Prerequisite: none
- See syllabus for details.
USL 402 Service Learning: Child Tutoring
Students research and analyze social justice and community issues affecting ethnic minorities and marginalized populations specifically as they relate to the education system, drawing upon their service experiences to inform discussion and written assignments. Students select a service opportunity working directly with disadvantaged youth from a list of pre-approved schools and community agencies.
- Requires 100 service-hours
- General Studies C (L is pending)
- Prerequisite: none; ENG 102 (or 105 or 108) strongly recommended
- For juniors, seniors and grad students (grad students may need an override to enroll; please contact service.learning@asu.edu)
- See syllabus for details.
USL 410 Service Learning: Independent Placement
Students address unmet community needs of personal interest and related to their major. Students research and analyze social justice and community issues affecting ethnic minorities and marginalized populations and their implications in education, health care, immigration, socioeconomic status, discrimination, the environment, labor rights, and more. Students draw upon their service experiences to inform discussion, written assignments, and research. Select any type of service opportunity from a pre-approved list.
- Requires 100 service-hours
- General Studies C & L
- Prerequisite: ENG 102 (or 105 or 108) with C or better & min. 45 credits
- For juniors, seniors and grad students (grad students may need an override to enroll; please contact service.learning@asu.edu)
- See syllabus for details.
Additional Information:
How It Works | Selecting a Service Internship | service.learning@asu.edu | 480-965-8431
How do I enroll?
What happens after I enroll?
- Enrolled students will receive a "welcome" email 2-3 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, detailing how to set up service internships.
- An Info Session will be held (in-person and online). Details will be contained in the email and posted in the Selecting a Service Internship tab.
- While you should browse through possible service internships before or upon enrolling (see Selecting a Service Internship tab), do NOT set up your service internship prior to receiving the "welcome" email from USL.
USL courses consist of two components:
- WEEKLY SEMINAR, READINGS & REFLECTIVE WRITING:
Academic coursework helps you process and learn from your service experiences and correlate your service to course content, your program of study, and career goals.- See online class catalog for schedule and location of weekly seminar.
- While scheduling for service hours is flexible, the day/time noted for each section is NOT flexible and students are required to attend all weekly seminar sessions.
- This seminar and academic coursework is the basis upon which your grade and course-credit is earned.
- SERVICE:
You will arrange your service-hours schedule with your selected site to complete the required number of hours, spread evenly throughout the semester.- USL 210 requires 70 service hours
Fall/Spring: ~5 hrs/week; Summer: ~10 hrs/week - USL 216 requires 45 service hours
Fall/Spring: ~3.5 hrs/week; Summer: ~7 hrs/week
Additional hours (extra-credit) strongly encouraged. - USL 402 & USL 410 require 100 service hours:
Fall/Spring: ~7.5 hrs/week; Summer: ~15 hrs/week
- USL 210 requires 70 service hours
Through your Service Internship you will:
- Engage in direct service to the community
- Learn about your internship organization or school, its mission and daily operations
- Analyze how the organization or school makes a positive impact on the community
- Determine how the organization or school addresses social justice issues in the community
- Find your own transportation to and from the service site
Additional information:
About USL Courses | Selecting a Service Internship | service.learning@asu.edu | 480-965-8431
SERVICE CATEGORIES |
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| Addictions Adults Animals Arts / Culture Crisis intervention Disabilities Education Elderly English Learners Environmental Government Health services Homeless |
Hospice Hunger / Poverty Justice system LGBTQ Library Mental health Mentoring PR/Marketing/Fundraising Refugees School Social services Sports / Fitness Technology Youth |
For ENROLLED Students
SPRING 2013
INFO SESSION:
All about setting up your service internship. Attend in-person or participate online; watch video anytime after session. Enrolled students will receive email with details. Approx. 30 min.
Tue, Dec 18, 2012 | 11:30-12:30am
CPCOM 120, Tempe campus
INTERNSHIP FAIR: Opportunity for enrolled students to speak face-to-face with many of our approved community partners.
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 | 2:30-4:30pm
MU 221, Tempe campus
Select your service internship from a PRE-APPROVED LIST* of community organizations and schools.
- Access to site contact details and Service Internship setup instructions are emailed to enrolled students two-three weeks prior to the start of the semester.
- DO NOT contact sites or set up your Service Internship prior to receiving these emailed instructions.
- DO BROWSE through the pre-approved list of Service Internships, before or upon enrolling.
- USL 210 & USL 410 LIST (wide variety of sites, including education)
- USL 216 & USL 402 LIST (education-related sites only)
*Inclusion on these lists is not a guarantee that a specific Service Internship will be available during the semester in which you enroll. Likewise, Service Internships are continually added to these lists so you will likely have additional options not currently listed. -
Don't see the Title I school or non-profit organization you are interested in?
You may submit it for approval. Ask a representative from the school or organization to review the details on our Community Partners page and complete the online application and/or send organization or school contact information to service.learning@asu.edu. This should be done right away--as far ahead of the start of the semester as possible.
Examples of Service Tasks/Projects
Local Title I schools
- Work with classroom teachers to create and teach lessons to children
- Tutor academically at-risk children
- Provide in-class assistance for children
- Mentor children, including raising their expectation of attending college
- Lead children in service projects
Nonprofit or community organizations
- Lead direct service projects (e.g. food drives, recycling)
- Provide direct service (e.g. deliver medical supplies, teach classes at a senior community center, serve food at a homeless shelter, or work with therapy animals)
- Fundraising, PR, Marketing, Graphic Design, Videography
- Organizing and recruiting volunteers
- Assist in planning and executing outreach events
