Community Practicum

Catalog description

Students engage in service learning work at a community agency and have an opportunity to experience agency operations firsthand. A variety of field placements are available, depending on the student's background and interests. Students are responsible for securing their own placement before the semester begins and are expected to spend time at their placement every week of the regular semester. Classroom component will include discussion of placement experiences or issues and the skills and ethics of service work. May be repeated for credit if content differs. Prerequisites : PSYC 1100, permission of the instructor and approval of placement proposal.