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Community Service Learning
Community service learning (CSL) allows you to improve your academic skills by doing hands-on volunteer service outside of the classroom that addresses local community needs.
At SF State, the hours you complete in officially-recognized community service learning classes (~30 per semester) are recorded on your Official Transcript. This enhances scholarship and/or graduate school applications, and shows future employers that you have real-world job experience. At SF State, nearly 200 service learning courses are available to you.
Benefits of Community Service Learning
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Win $$ cash awards, scholarships, paid internships, or get paid for service.
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Get hands-on experience in your field of study, like Stacey Jones did.
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Enhance your resume while exploring career opportunities. Students like Amee Bearne got a job after graduation because of her civic work.
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Boost your grad school application. CSL hours on your Official Transcript show initiative and commitment.
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Develop problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills. See Christopher Zepeda
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Make friends and develop networking opportunities.
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Make a difference: affect policy outcomes or advocate for change! A good example is Khary Dvorak-Ewell.
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Celebrate your success!
Get involved by Enrolling in CSL Courses. Here's the Process !
SF State a Leader in Community Service Learning: 2012-2013
Colleges: 6
Depts.: 45
Faculty: 270
CSL Course Sections: 451
Students Enrolled in CSL Courses: 8,670
Students CSL Hours (Estimate): 232,237 (Average of 54 hours per student)
Clients Served (Estimate): 134,385
Value of Services to San Francisco Bay Area communities @ the City of SF 2010 minimum wage of $9.92 per hour: $2.3 Million
