CSL Checklist: Timeline and Procedures

First - Choosing a Placement

  • On the first or second day of class, a staff person from Student Academic Services will come in to introduce CSL and outline the possible community placements.
  • Make sure to read all details of the available placements as some will have specific dates and times. See placements listed in campusBRIDGE.
  • Follow the instructions given by your professor to indicate which placement you are interested in.
  • Check your Ualberta email regularly. Student Academic Services will send you important information through your email accounts.

Second - Security Checks

Police and Child Intervention checks must be completed within the first two weeks after the start of classes. Police Information Check fees are covered by Student Academic Services as long as the correct procedures are followed as outlined in campusBRIDGE. See Student Academic Services in the Lower Level, Forum for more information.

Some placements involve working with organizations that serve high-risk or vulnerable populations. These organizations require security checks for all volunteers.

  • If your placement requires a Police Information Check or a Child Intervention Record Check, follow the instructions listed on campusBRIDGE to submit your documentation to the Camrose Police Service. Student Academic Services will cover the cost of security checks until the deadline specified by Student Academic Services for each term (two weeks after the start of classes).
    • Students will be charged an administration fee if their security checks are not initiated before this date.

Third - First Contact

  • CONTACT your supervisor and set a time to meet, discuss and begin your placement. This should be initiated as soon as you receive your placement and supervisor's contact information.
  • Be persistent if you do not get a hold of your supervisor the first time, but please remember that our community partners are busy people and have other commitments as part of their work.
    • Some supervisors may also be volunteers themselves and have jobs on top of the project they are working on with you.

Fourth - The First Meeting

  • Discuss scheduling, goals, expectations, communication, and projects.
  • At this meeting, you will be able to gather information for your first assignment.

Fifth - The First Assignment

  • Your professor may the submission of a first CSL assignment that summarizes the contents of your first meeting with your supervisor. This could take the form of a journal reflection, a work plan, a short paper, etc, and will vary from class to class. Check your course syllabus for details.

Sixth - The placement

  • Have fun!
  • Keep in contact with your supervisor.
  • Submit completed hours through campusBRDIGE for your supervisor to approve.
  • If any problems or issues arise please contact the Student Academic Services staff and we can help you sort them out.
    • The Student Academic Services staff will come to your class for a mid-point check-in. This is a time to address any questions or concerns you might have regarding placements and CSL.
    • The Student Academic Services staff will be visiting placements throughout the semester.
  • Work with safe, ethical, and responsible conduct.

Seventh - CSL Student Evaluation form and supervisor sign off

  • Once your 20 hours are completed you will be able to move to the next stage of campusBRIDGE, the student evaluation.
  • Your supervisor will receive access to complete the supervisor confirmation form and provide feedback on your CSL placement and confirm that you completed your mandatory hours and expectations of the placement.
  • If you do not complete your 20 hours or if your supervisors do not sign off on your completion form you will not receive credit for your CSL placement.

If you have questions at any time - contact Student Academic Services!