Volunteer Hours Submission Guidelines

Workship Hours Submission

• Hours submitted on agency letterhead must include student's name, student's ID#, amount of hours volunteered, explanation of volunteer duties, supervisor's signature, and contact information of the supervisor.
• Students may not be supervised by a relative or an undergraduate PBA student, but can be supervised by graduate level students.

Workship Requirements

• Students must fulfill 45-hour requirement for each year of full-time attendance prior to graduation.
• Failure to do so will result in a hold placed on the student's diploma.
• Graduating students must turn in hours by 5 p.m. on May 1st of each year.

Ineligible Activities

• Any activity that benefits PBA, including students, faculty, and/or staff
• Donating goods
• Raising money on behalf of a charity or organization
• Animal foster care
• Hours campaigning for a political candidate
• Travel to the service site, including air travel, is not eligible for Workship credit

Study Abroad Programs

• Students enrolled in a joint study program are still responsible for fulfilling their Workship requirement for the school year.
• If the study abroad location precludes the student from performing Workship hours, the student must arrange for an extension before the Workship Hours deadline of May 1st.

Workship Hours Acceptance

• Workship hours will be accepted or denied in accordance with the policies listed in The Navigator.
• Students may contact the Workship Office before volunteering to ensure that a nonprofit has 501(c)3 status.

Evaluation and Grading

• Workship grades are awarded on a Pass/Fail basis.
• P/Pass: student has completed at least 45 hours during that school year, all evaluation criteria have been met, and applicable forms have been completed.
• F/Fail: student has not completed the 45 hours of community service.
• Graduating students who fail will not receive their diploma or transcripts until Workship hours are completed.

Workship Appeals

• Students may appeal denied Workship hours in writing to the Director of the Workship Office, Nathan Chau.
• If the appeal is denied, a student may bring their appeal to the Associate Vice President for Student Development, Kate Magro.
• ALL APPEALS MUST BE MADE BY JULY 1st.