The Department of Public and Community Service Studies offers an interdisciplinary course of study leading to the degree of bachelor of arts.  Students seeking a major in Public and Community Service Studies will complete the following courses:

A. The Core (six courses, 18 hours)

1. PSP 101 Introduction to Service in Democratic Communities
2. PSP 202 Foundations of Organizational Service
3. PSP 301 Community Service in American Culture 
4. Cultural Diversity/Cultural Boundaries in Community Service
5. PHL 301 Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good*
6. THL 376 Catholic Social Thought**
*This course also satisfies the general degree requirement in ethics.
**This course also satisfies the general degree requirement in theology (Group 1).

B. Tracks

Understanding the varied academic and professional interests, concerns, and specializations that the major represents, students will choose a track consisting of three courses (nine hours) from the College's course listings outside the Department of Public and Community Service Studies.  Each track stresses the integration of conceptual and methodological materials from other disciplines at the College.  While the courses comprising each student's track will be determined by the student, in consultation with a faculty member from the Department and a faculty member from the area the track represents.

C. Leadership Skills and Fieldwork Experience (three courses, 9 credits)

PSP 320-321 Practicum in Public and Community Service
PSP 450 Internship in Community Service

D. The Capstone Experience (two semesters, 6 credits)

PSP 480-481 Capstone Seminar in Public and Community Service