Service Learning

Service-Learning (CSL) is a community service program supported by CSUB and our local community. Students desiring to volunteer in the community provide valuable services to various non-profit and public organizations throughout Kern County. Placements are designed to complement course objectives. Students have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others as well as experience interactions with individuals from different ages, various ethnic backgrounds, and/or disabilities. Community Service-Learning at CSUB combines community service with explicit academic learning objectives, preparation, and reflection. Students participating in CSL are expected to provide direct community service as part of academic courses and to understand the connection between the service and their academic coursework. Service Learning currently operates from within the Center for Community Partnerships and Service Learning at CSUB, which also includes undergraduate internships and Human Corps programs.

For students interested in volunteering within the community or on campus who wish to receive graded academic credit, the Service-Learning courses and the General Studies 207 A, B, and C, are great ways to do so. Each course requires a specified number of service hours to be completed during the quarter in which the courses are taken, as well as other assignments and requirements. If you are interested in finding out more about these courses, please click on the link below for the course syllabi or come by the CPSL Office.