Community Service Information
Students enrolled in the Early College Honors Program who are taking dual credit college courses are required to complete one hour of approved community service per college hour they are earning. This is usually three or four hours per course. At least one half of the required service hours must be completed at the end of each quarter 1 and quarter 3. The remaining service hours must be completed by the end of each semester once students have completed their college course final exams. For example, if a student is taking 12 credit hours in the Fall Semester, they must complete at least 6 hours of community service by the end of quarter 1 and complete the remaining 5 hours of community service by the end of the semester. If students do not submit the required community service log by the end of quarter 1 and/or quarter 3, they will be required to complete an additional 3 hours of community service in addition to the required number of community service hours you must complete. (Example: if they are taking 6 credit hours, and do not submit the required community service log by the end of quarter 1 and/or quarter 3, they must complete 9 hours of community service instead of the original 6 hours.) If required community service logs are not submitted by the end of the semester, students or their parents/guardians will be financially responsible for the college classes they take and they will not be allowed to take any further college classes until either the bill is paid in full or they complete the required community service.
Please note that students only need to complete service hours when they are taking college courses.
Approved community service activities can be found on the DHS website (see link below). Students participating in community service activities not listed on this link must have their activities approved by submitting the request form to the ECHP Coordinator prior to completing the activity.
Listed below is access to community service opportunities, request forms, and service logs.
Click on the following link to access the approved DHS community service activities: Community Service Activities
Click here for the Community Service Log
- Every ECHP student is required to turn in a service log at the end of each quarter in which they are taking college courses.
Click here for the Community Service Approval Request Form
- Use this form if you are requesting to complete community service not listed on the DHS options. This form needs to be completed and the activity approved prior to completing the service activity.