ISV works in collaboration with accrediting universities in various countries in order to offer students the opportunity to earn academic credit for their participation in the Volunteer Project component of the ISV program. Depending on the specific host country and program, participants can choose between various options:
Enroll in a credit-bearing course in Natural Resources Management or Community Development through an accredited university partnered with ISV. Each year hundreds of students internationally have received academic credit through ISV's partner universities. All participants are responsible for determining the transferability of the credits to their home institution in advance of their registration. Read on for information particular to your home country:
Participants from Australia and New Zealand ONLY:
Students are eligible to earn 12 credit points for their participation on the two-week volunteer program through an Australian University, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). For further details, please click here. To access the course syllabi for our RMIT, please click here. To access our frequently asked questions (FAQ's) relating to academic credit in Australia and New Zealand, please click here.
Design a highly individualized course of independent study with a favorite professor at your home institution. Many of our former students have described this as an incredibly powerful and personally tailored learning experience.
Enroll in an existing field course offered by your home institution. Some campus departments and programs offer generic courses designed to partner with various field, volunteer, or service-based learning experiences. An ISV program would be appropriately associated with many such courses.
