course certification
Faculty members and departments/schools are expected to certify community engaged courses, a process outlined in the grapic below. The advantages of course certification include expanding student outreach network for course enrollments, connecting project work with motivated students, eligibility for funding to support the course, community partners, students and more. All faculty who engage in CE or SL, whether certified or not, are eligible for support from our office.
READY TO SUBMIT?
This button takes you to the online form where you will officially submit your CELT application to have your course certified as community engaged learning. Before logging in to submit, be sure you have an updated syllabus that has been optimized to include as many elements of the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Taxonomy as possible.
Once your submission is reviewed, you will recieve a confirmation email regarding the certification of your course, and a certificate acknowledging the certification.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
The official CSU CEL Taxonomy describes the six essential elements of CEL. Each essential elements is broken down across a spectrum of implementation. A service learning course will align with all six essential elements, and a community engaged course must align with a minimum of one of these essential elements.
Use this PDF of the CELT questions to prepare before you make your official CELT submission online.
This Chancellor's Office hosted FAQ provides more details on the CELT Tool, the CA Call to Service Initiative and more.
The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) hosts a variety of helpful information about teaching support and resources for faculty, including considerations on building syllabi, etc.
Use this link to access the SDSU Curriculum Guide. The CE/SL section of the Curriculum Guide begins on page 74 of the guide. You might also complete a search for the words "service learning" to catch all references. Understanding this guide, and especially its guidelines for syllabi and suggested student learning outcomes, may help to inform your community engaged work.
A faculty guide for community engaged teaching and learning.