course certification
Faculty members who wish to formally participate in recognized community engaged learning at SDSU and obtain a Service Learning (SL) or Community Engagement (CE) course certification should complete steps 1-4 below.. The advantages of getting your course certified include expanding student outreach network for course enrollments, connecting project work with motivated students, possible eligibility for funding to support the course, community partners, students and more.
We highly encourage all faculty to certify their courses. However, all faculty who engage in CE or SL, whether certified or not, are eligible for support from our office.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
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, may help to inform your community engaged work.
READY TO SUBMIT?
SUBMISSIONS 1: CELT Tool Application
This link will take you to the online form where you will officially submit your CELT application to have your CE or SL course certified. Before logging in to submit, be sure you have an updated syllabus that has been optimized to include as many elements of the SL Taxonomy as possible.
Once your submission is reviewed, you will recieve a confirmation email regarding the certification of your course. You will need a copy of that email to complete the Curriculog submission (optional).
SUBMISSION 2: Curriculog Form (optional)
If every section of your course is required to complete CE/SL work, and you are interested in the optional SDSU General Catalog Course Designation, this link will take you to Curriculog, where you may log in to submit either a proposal for a New Course, or a Minor Modification Form (MMF) for an existing course. Before completing this step, make sure you've recieved a determination email from the Chancellor's Office (in response to your CELT submission), as the Curriculog form will ask you to attached a copy of that correspondance.