• Each student is responsible for selecting service-learning placements and meeting the total hour requirement before graduation check.
• If you develop your own service-learning placement, remember to get approval from the Center for Civic Engagement staff before you begin.
• Return the signed agreement and verification form to the Center for Civic Engagement to get credit for your service-learning hours.
• Be certain all forms have submitted before the deadline the semester you plan to graduate. It is even better if you can complete your hours and submit the forms before the semester to graduate. That way, when your advisor does a graduation check, you won't get flagged for not having your service-learning completed.
• Save the yellow copy of each Agreement and Verification form you submit.  This is your receipt and your safety net in case a bookkeeping error is made.
• Check with Center for Civic Engagement staff periodically be certain that all your service-learning hours have been posted. You don't want to find when your graduation check is done that hours are missing.
• Address possible risk and safety factors associated with specific service-learning experiences with the site supervisor before you make a commitment.
• Once you select a service-learning site, use common sense to ensure your personal safety.  Stay alert and aware of your surroundings.  Dress sensibly without items that mark you as an outsider like a briefcase or backpack.  Don't wear expensive jewelry, flash money or carry checkbooks, credit cards or important personal papers with you.
• Provide your family, roommate or another individual with information such as the agency phone number and your schedule so that you can be reached in an emergency.
• Give your supervisor necessary emergency contact information for yourself in case you have an accident when you are on site.

Be certain that all agreement and verification forms have been submitted by the deadline the semester you plan to graduate. Check the Schedule of Classes for the deadline, although expect it to be about four weeks before the end of the semester.