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CSL Capstone
Honors 499R, 499S
3-6 Credits

Course Description
The Commonwealth College Capstone Experience is designed to provide all Commonwealth College students with the opportunity to integrate their undergraduate experiences and prepare for their careers-professional or academic-and lives as informed citizens. The CSL Capstone presents Commonwealth College students with an option for making Community Service Learning an integral component of the Capstone Experience. Students work closely with at least one community organization to complete a project that is defined as important to the organization.

This course is an independent arrangement between a student, a faculty sponsor and a supervisor from the community organization where the student completes a project.

How to Sign Up
You cannot register for this course on SPIRE.  Please review and understand the Commonwealth College Capstone Experience requirements and complete the Commonwealth College Independent Capstone Contract along with the CSL Capstone Supplemental Form.

Support
Staff members in the Office of Community Service Learning are available to help students with the CSL Capstone application. Staff can also help students identify community organizations where they can serve. For assistance, visit OCSL in 610 Goodell Building or contact servelearn@acad.umass.edu.

 

OCSL is a program of Commonwealth College