Service Learning ~ Distinguishing Features

CSUMB is one of the few public universities in the country where service learning is a graduation requirement. Each semester, hundreds of CSUMB students are working in the community at dozens of local schools, community organizations and governmental agencies.

Service learning enables you to develop social, moral, and multicultural civic skills. It provides you with unique opportunities for personal growth and learning not possible in traditional courses:

• Learn from individuals who are different from and similar to you in age, economic means, education, physical ability, background, culture, and ethnicity.
• Examine your own values, attitudes, and beliefs.
• See surrounding communities as part of your classroom.
• Gain experience in your academic or future career field while making a difference in your life and the lives of others.

Revised 5/31/05