CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
APPLICATION
Please complete this form and email it to the Director of Service-Learning, Barbara Juhasz
(bjuhasz@wesleyan.edu).
Name:
Date:
Wes ID number:
Class year:
E-mail:
Major(s):
*Other certificates:
A. List six courses you have taken or are planning to take to complete the CEC. (You can change
this plan as your proceed through the program.) These courses must be selected from at least
THREE of the six categories and one must be from “The Practice of Democracy” category.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Individual in Society
The Practice of Democracy
Ethical Reasoning
Volunteerism and Activism
Education and Public Scholarship
Civic engagement in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Courses that are not on the official list or that are taken during study abroad may be counted
towards the CEC by petition and completion of a 500-1000 word Critical Reflection. Contact
Barbara Juhasz to discuss using these courses for the CEC.
Course
Category
Semester & Year
(if taken already)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B. Briefly describe any previous volunteer and/or community service activity you have had.
C. What do you plan to do to fulfill your volunteer service requirement?
The CEC requires a minimum of forty hours of service work coordinated through the Office of
Community Service and Volunteerism (OCS). This work can be done through short efforts over the
course of a semester or through an extended volunteer experience. Please note that while service
work does not provide academic credit, it is essential if students are to acquire an understanding
of what is involved in sustaining the practices of civil society and what is required to change
existing social practices. Contact Cathy Lechowicz (clechowicz@wesleyan.edu) and Diana
Martinez (dmmartinez@wesleyan.edu) of the Center for Community Partnerships to discuss the
service requirement. You will write a Critical Reflection on your experiences.
Answer:
D. What do you plan to do for your practicum?
By a practicum we mean an activity in the community such as an internship (but not confined to
formal internships) that has a substantial civic engagement component, is sufficiently experiential,
and contains a structured reflection on the experience in the form of readings and writing
projects. The Practicum must be taken for credit, and students are strongly encouraged to receive
credit through CSPL 493, which grants a .25 internship credit and is administered by the Director
of Service-Learning. The Practicum may also take the form of a tutorial, an independent study, or
as Education in the Field approved by the CEC advisory panel. Contact Barbara Juhasz to discuss
your practicum options. You will complete a Critical Reflection on your experiences.
Answer:
Students will write and submit reflection pieces at the beginning, middle, and end of the Certificate
process. The first reflection should be submitted when students declare their interest in the
certificate (ideally in the second semester of their sophomore year). Please contact Barbara Juhasz
to discuss your first reflection paper.
*Please note that a student who does not complete Stage 2 of the general education expectations may not
declare more than a combined total of two majors, certificates, and minors.