USL Classes
University Service-Learning connects an in-depth study of civic engagement and community issues with active service to the community at nonprofits, community organizations, government entities and Title I Schools. ASU students enrolled in USL classes select from a list of approved service internships to fulfill their service hour requirements.
USL student interns are required to serve between 60-100 hours throughout a 15-week semester (fall and spring) or 8-week semester (summer).
Student interns attend a weekly lecture on one of ASU’s campuses in which they learn about community issues such as poverty, discrimination, inequalities in health care and education, etc.
Student interns reflect on their service internship experience to inform their classroom discussions and assignments.
USL student interns come from all majors, all years (freshman through graduate students), and all four campuses.
About half of our 450+ student interns each semester are Education Majors and therefore will want to work with students of all types and ages in varied learning environments.
EDUCATIONAL STUDIES STUDENTS
The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College offers an Educational Studies major for students who want a Bachelor’s Degree in Education but do not want to pursue a career as a classroom teacher, such as an educational director in a nonprofit, a case worker, athletic director, teacher in a non-traditional setting, etc. Educational Studies students take a series of four USL courses, two of which are a senior-year capstone project in which the student plans a specific project to meet the needs of a community partner and then implements that project. Capstone students will ask Community partners for an approval to guide them in their two-semester experience to help your organization implement a solution that benefits your service population.