Guidelines and Processes for Designing a Service-Learning Course

Whether you are a faculty member considering offering your first service-learning course, or have had experience in incorporating service learning into your courses, the Center is your primary resource for planning and implementing your service learning courses.

The following guidelines should be followed. You can download a comprehensive set of instructions. [pdf]

• Consider whether the objectives for the course align with the elements that distinguish service-learning courses at Denison.


• Contact Laurel Kennedy (kennedy@denison.edu) to begin a conversation about the logistics of the course. Ideally, give us a heads up by October 1 for Spring courses and February 15 for Fall courses.


• Once the planning is complete, provide the course number and title along with a brief description to the Center.


• The Center will work to coordinate the schedules of the community partners, transportation, and other details for the course.