Compare Service Learning with CWE

Similarities between Service-Learning and CWE

Hours per credit30 hours/work=one credit
Required ApprovalRequires approval of faculty coordinator
Required forms
  • Agreement (signed by supervisor, student, and faculty coordinator)
  • Learning Opjectives (signed by supervisor, student, and faculty coordinator)
  • Reading Reports
  • Timesheets (signed by supervisor)
  • Student Self-Evaluation
  • Supervisor Written Evaluation
Coordinator VisitSite visit by faculty coordinator

Differences between Service-Learning and CWE

 CWEService-Learning
Type of workVaries--Paid or unpaidMust be of service to the community and is typically unpaid
Registration RequirementsTwo credit minimum
Plus one credit seminar		One credit minimum
Seminar registration optional
Extra Guided ReflectionNoneFaculty-led topics may include citizenship and civic responsibility, ect.
PreferencesNonePrepararation, planning, and active student voice recognition/celebration