Process for Requesting the “S” Designation
On May 30, 2007, the Council on Academic Affairs approved the proposal for policies and procedures for listing service-learning courses with an “S” suffix. This addition makes it easier for students to locate service-learning courses and provides standards for course design across the university.
Faculty should use the resources on this page and in the linked pages to prepare for requesting the S designation for a service-learning course.
Definition
A Service-Learning course
- uses experiential strategies characterized by student participation in an organized service activity
- is connected to specific learning outcomes
- meets identified community needs
- provides structured time for students to analyze and connect the service experience to learning
Checklist for the Development of Service-Learning Courses
Elements of a Service-Learning Course
Procedure for Adding “S” to Existing and New Courses
Flowchart of the procedure (PDF, 61KB)
Addition of S suffix to existing courses
- Appropriate course change form is submitted according to existing procedures within the department/school and college.
- Course syllabus is submitted to the Service-Learning Scholars Roundtable (SLSR) for advice and comment from a committee of five university faculty/staff who are SLSR members from areas appropriate to the content of the proposed course.
- College Curriculum Committee reviews advice and comment from the SLSR committee and approves/disapproves. In the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, the review is conducted by the office of the Associate Executive Dean for Curriculum and Instruction.
Procedure for proposing a new course with S suffix
- Course is proposed according to existing procedures within the department/school and college.
- Course syllabus and checklist are submitted to the Service-Learning Scholars Roundtable for advice and comment.
- Faculty and departments are strongly encouraged to use the expertise of the Service-Learning Initiative (SLI) in course development.
- The Program Director of the SLI convenes a committee of five university faculty/staff who are SLSR members from areas appropriate to the content of the proposed course.
- College Curriculum Committee reviews advice and comment from the SLSR committee and approves/disapproves. In the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, the review is conducted by the office of the Associate Executive Dean for Curriculum and Instruction.
Course change forms
On the Registrar’s Forms page, see Course Change Request, New Course Request, and specific forms for the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences.
