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Core Curriculum

ELSJ Completion Options

Experiential Learning for Social Justice Core Curriculum Requirement

Option 1

  • Approved Course with ELSJ Credit Required
  • Structure: One class in which all students receive ELSJ credit
  • Units & grading: Units variable. Some courses offered for a grade. Some courses offered only P/NP.
  • Examples: ANTH 3, TESP 158, SOCI 30, COMM 40EL, ELSJ 22
  • Notes: Some Study Abroad courses are approved for ELSJ. Example Community-based Learning Experience: Arrupe Weekly Engagement Program placement

Option 2

  • ELSJ Milestone
  • Structure: Online course taken in conjunction with approved Immersion or Fellowship program
  • Units & grading: 1 unit. P/NP only.
  • Examples: Jean Donovan Fellowship Summer Program, Ignatian Center Immersions
  • Note: Offered Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters

* All ELSJ options involve sustained work in communities (typically 16 hours) and submission of work demonstrating the achievement of the ELSJ learning objectives.