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If you are visiting this page, your instructor has embedded a service learning component into your course this semester.

Steps for completing Service Learning

The steps outlined below are for students needing to complete 9 or more service learning hours. For students needing to complete 8 or less service learning hours, they may use the Agreement Short Form in lieu of the Agreement Form and Time Sheet.

Step 1: Complete the Service Learning Registration Form
We encourage service learning students to register through the Service Learning Registration Form. After you register, you will receive an email confirmation with the service learning steps and the service learning paperwork attached. 
Step 2: Contact a community partner to do service learning hours

Students must contact the community partner organization they wish to do their service learning with, prior to completing any service learning paperwork. To locate the contact information and volunteer needs for organizations, visit our community partner webpage. Some organizations may require an application, background check, and an orientation, therefore it may take some time before beginning your hours.

Students can use the Phone and Email Template for assistance on what to say when contacting an organization. When communicating with the organization, share the days and times you are available, share how many hours you must do, and ask what their current volunteer needs are. If you do not hear back from an organization within 48 hours, we recommend following up with an email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 72 hours, email us at servicelearning@miracosta.edu.

Important Note: We encourage students to have a second and third community partner option, in case their first option does not work out.

Step 3: Complete the Agreement Form
If after talking with an organization, you confirm that the community partner is a good fit for your schedule and service learning requirement, you can proceed to completing the Agreement Form. The Agreement Form serves as the service learning contract and must be completed and signed by a site supervisor, prior to beginning your service learning hours. Most of the form can be filled out by the student, but it will need to be signed by an organization representative, which is usually the Volunteer Coordinator. We encourage students to receive a signature in person. After the form is completed and signed by the student and the community partner representative, it must be submitted to our email (servicelearning@miracosta.edu) or in-person (Bldg. 14, Rm. 14107).
Step 4: Complete the Time Sheet and get hours signed off
After you complete the Agreement Form, the organization's volunteer requirements, and determined your service schedule, you can begin to do your service learning hours with the organization. To document your service learning hours, you must use the Time Sheet. After you complete the service learning hours assigned by your professor and document the hours on the Time Sheet, you must receive a signature from a community partner representative. Students must submit a copy of their Time Sheet to our center via email or in person. If a student completes at least 15 service learning hours, a certificate will be automatically processed 2-3 weeks after the semester concludes and mailed directly to the student's mailing address on their SURF account.

Important Note: If students are unable to print service learning paperwork at home, they can stop by our Service Learning & Volunteer Center located in Building 14, Room 14107 to pick up a physical copies.
Step 5: Complete the Student Evaluation Form (Optional)
If students would like to receive feedback from the organization, they are welcome to provide the Student Evaluation Form to the person who supervised their service learning hours. Students have used this feedback towards their resume, applying to jobs, and applying to scholarships. Note that on the form, the community partner representative can nominate students for a service learning award. Our Service Learning Advisory Board will review the nominations and select 3-5 students from Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 semester. Students selected will be invited to attend our End of the Year Celebration of Service, and will receive a gift card or gas card.
Step 6: Complete the Program Evaluation Form
We ask all service learning students to complete our Program Evaluation after completing their service learning assignment. We greatly appreciate any feedback regarding our program because it helps us improve and make changes when needed. 

Service Learning Forms

Please download and print each form before filling it out. Physical copies can be picked up in the Service Learning & Volunteer Center located in Building 14, Room 14107.

Request a service history report of your service learning and volunteer hours. Service learning and volunteer hours must be submitted to the Service Learning & Volunteer Center in order for us to process a service history report.

If you need assistance or have questions, contact our Service Learning & Volunteer Center at servicelearning@miracosta.edu