PHCSS Curriculum
The program includes an integrated, four-year,
18-hour honors curriculum.
- Students enter the program in a cohort and take 11 hours
of honors courses with the cohort over the first two years. - In the first year, service scholars will explore opportunities
for community service through a one-hour honors colloquium course in the fall and spring semesters, and an additional service-learning course in the spring semester. - In the second year, service scholars will take honors courses
in ethics and diversity that help provide theoretical structure
and perspective on service. - In the third and fourth years, service scholars will take
honors-enriched courses in their major, including
service-learning courses in the major. - In the final year, service scholars will engage in a capstone
service project.
Community Service
A variety of community service opportunities are available on campus and in the wider
community for service scholars each
semester, through both 
service-learning courses and
co-curricular activities.
- Service scholars are required to engage in a minimum of 40
hours of community service each semester. - The program will guide students through the process of
exploring their own interests, finding appropriate organizations
and opportunities, and devising a plan each semester for
completing service hours. - Explore community partners here -
Agency Partnership Directory
