Civic Leadership Institute participants may be eligible for one semester of high school credit and between 25 and 100 hours of service-learning credit (depending on school guidelines).

The acceptance of credit at a student's academic-year school depends on the student's successful completion of the course and the school's institutional policy about the recognition of credit from outside institutions. Students who are interested in pursuing credit for the Civic Leadership Institute course at their academic-year school should discuss this option with their academic counselor or school administrator before applying to the program.

Students or families should contact the academic counselor, registrar, principal or other school administrator responsible for granting credit at the student's academic-year school. You may download a sample syllabus to share with school officials prior to the program. Additionally, let school officials know that you will be able to document your completion of the course with a detailed evaluation from the instructor, certification of service hours, and a transcript or certificate of completion. Often a school district will require a certain number of contact hours to qualify for credit. The Civic Leadership Institute provides 100 contact hours with the discipline.

While successful completion of a course indicates that a student has mastered the material covered, we cannot guarantee that the academic-year school will acknowledge or accept the credit earned.





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