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Across disciplines and in every school and college, students are taking part in exciting community-engaged work, and helping build stronger communities in Vermont and beyond. Each year between 80-100 community-engaged learning courses are offered at UVM.

Finding the Right Course For You

Courses Without Prerequisites

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Many students wish they found community-engaged courses (Civic Learning and Service-Learning) earlier in their college journey, as these provide community connections and real-world learning opportunities that many students value.

The good news is, there are plenty of community-engaged courses with minimal prerequisites, making them a great option.

Courses with few (or no) prerequisites

Courses by Issue Area

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UVM offers a wide range of community-engaged courses. For students with specific interests, this document serves as a valuable guide to exploring courses by issue area. Topics include Community & Economic Development, Community Health, Environment & Sustainability, Education, and more. Courses by issue area

Community-Engaged Departments

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If you like working with partners off-campus, getting to know Burlington and Vermont more deeply, and applying your learning in real-world contexts, consider majoring in departments that offer lots of community-engagement. 

DepartmentCommunity Engagement Requirements/Opportunities
RESNRAll programs require service-learning 
CALSCommunity Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) offers meaningful real-world and hands-on opportunities in all majors.
CEMSCivil + Environmental Engineering (CEE) offers applied and engaged courses. 
CNHSPublic Health offers engaged courses. 
CASDepartments of Geography, Sociology and Anthropology offer engaged courses; all-college courses such as the Communities of Practice are also significant opportunities. 

Searching for Service-Learning Courses

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The best way for students to initially get involved in service-learning is to take an academic service-learning course; between 90-100 are typically offered every year. These courses create meaningful partnerships between students, community partners, and faculty to provide students with hands-on learning in real-world situations.

These courses are designated "SL" on the schedule of courses(SOC), meaning that they will include a community-engaged element that connects to the academic content. You search for SL courses in the SOC by using the filter "Any Service Learning". Learn more below.

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Search Current Courses

Use the filter "Any Service Learning" (see image) to search for designated Service Learning (SL) and Civic Learning (CL) courses in the online schedule of courses.

Online Schedule of Courses