Service Learning Acknowledgement & Agreement 2024-2025
Service Learning Acknowledgement & Agreement 2024-2025
Service Learning is an essential component of a Holy Cross education and scholars must meet their service obligation of 100 total hours. The following hourly service requirements must be met each academic year:
- 10 Hours – Freshman Year
- 20 Hours – Sophomore Year
- 30 Hours – Junior Year
- 40 Hours – Senior Year
Students are responsible for documenting external service hours. Forms for documenting these are available in the Mission office on the second floor.
To ensure students safety, service must meet specific criteria and service contracts may be necessary. Service hours must be approved in order to count towards yearly requirements.
Service hours completed internally, through Holy Cross sponsored campaigns and events, will be tracked by the Coordinator of Service Learning or faculty coordinator of the event. Approved Service:
- Holy Cross sponsored campaigns and events
- Volunteering through legitimate, non-profit organizations and community partners
- Students responding to a societal or community need
Unapproved Service includes ‘acts of kindness’ and standard responsibilities i.e.:
- Babysitting
- Working a Job (‘But I didn’t get paid.’)
- Shoveling Snow
If parents/students are unsure if service will be approved, consult with the Coordinator of Service Learning prior to completion. Students who do not complete yearly requirements must complete service prior to the next academic year. Students who do not have 100 hours of service documented by May of their senior year will not receive their diploma until their requirement has been fulfilled.