IS 130 Interdisciplinary Service Learning

Credits: 3

This course in community service gives students an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained through academic study in the implementation of a service-learning project. Students will be given the opportunity to work directly in a community service agency. The course also includes an in-class component in which students reflect critically on their volunteer experiences in order to synthesize past and present learning.
Prerequisite: ENG* 073 and ENG* 063 or ENG* 093, or placement at the ENG* 101 level in the Basic Skills Assessment; MAT* 075 and MAT* 095 or placement into college level mathematics in the Basic Skills Assessment; a minimum of 2.0 GPA; a minimum of one three-credit course in the subject area; and approval of application by the coordinator for service learning. Application must be made in the semester before the service learning experience.