What happens if a student cannot or does not fulfill a service commitment?
• Students are required to complete their service commitments. If they know they will miss a commitment, they are expected to give advance notice to their community partner contact person, and to reschedule if appropriate. If a student’s absence is chronic, we ask the community partner organization to contact the instructor and work together to determine whether or not the student can complete the course. The academic service-learning component should not be seen as an add-on that the student must “work around.” Instead, the service should be fully imbedded in the expected learning outcomes therefore preventing a student from “opting out.
