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Program checklist · Minor

The Community Service-Learning

Assumption University · Worcester, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Minor Many students find themselves more than halfway to the CSL Minor without even realizing it; a few have even earned it as part of a triple-minor, with CSL courses double-counting for requirements in a major or minor. The minor gives students who like experiential learning an opportunity to take multiple courses in that educational format, but also allows students to reflect on the variety of kinds of service, and various ways different disciplines can contribute to the broader community. CSL minors are also asked to reflect on their service journey as a whole. Requirements The CSL Minor consists of five (5) elective courses that have been approved by the CSL director, plus a capstone independent study course. CSL students also must complete 125 hours of service during their time at Assumption. The heart of the minor is the taking of CSL courses in at least three different disciplines. A fourth course – IDS 425, the CSL Minor Capstone independent study – also requires community service. The remaining two courses consists of (1) a theology course and (2) either a fifth CSL course or any course that engages social justice issues in some way. (Ask the director if a course counts.) CSL minors must also accumulate 125 hours of community service while at Assumption. Students often earn most of these hours through the CSL courses themselves, but the minor also requires at least some hours through some other form of service at Assumption, usually either volunteering locally through the Reach Out Center or going on a SEND mission trip through Campus Ministry. Sample CSL Courses Often a single academic course will be offered in a CSL format one semester, but not the next. Thus the list of CSL courses is always changing – and growing. When registering in a particular semester, look for the CSL designation. Past CSL courses include:
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
164562
CourseShelf checklist
CK_164562_b4d8a6d6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

10 items
  1. As published: “and 215, Graphic Design I and II”
  2. As published: “Human Biology, Health and Disease”
    4
  3. As published: “Concepts in Biology”
    4
  4. As published: “Teaching Students with Special Needs”
  5. As published: “Introduction to Journalism.”
  6. As published: “Writing Mass Communication Capstone”
  7. As published: “Vocations in Public History”
  8. As published: “Rebellion and Reinvention in Mexico”

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS _______________________________________________

1 item
Source. Assumption University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://www.assumption.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2025-26-Academic-Catalog-and-Advising-Guide.pdf. Captured page MA/164562-assumption.edu/pdf/164562-2025-2026-assumption.edu.pdf#page=154. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.