The PAL program offers UCSD undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to reach out to the next generation of university scholars and lead them toward higher education. The program provides academic opportunities which challenge and support preschool, elementary and secondary students to be successful in school. PAL courses give UCSD students meaningful opportunities to learn about and experience issues of equity and education in San Diego's preK-12 schools.

UCSD's PAL tutors and mentors contribute to San Diego's schools by providing one-on-one or small group interaction with preK-12 students. UCSD PAL studens spend at least forty hours per quarter at their assigned school site. Serving in underrepresented and underserved schools, UCSD students support academic excellence and encourage students to consider college in their futures. Responding to social and emotional needs of the students, UCSD students are providing a consistent presence in young students' lives.

Benefits of being in a Public Service course:

• Make a difference in the lives of underserved youth
• Gain valuable real-world experience
• Learn about the educational system
• Explore teaching as a career

UCSD students may count some of the courses towards an EDS Minor or EDS Credential Prerequisite Program. Some of the courses also count as a non-contiguous, upper-division units for all six colleges. In addition, the courses also meet specific requirements for some of the colleges:

Thurgood Marshal College ( TMC)

Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC)

Sixth College

 

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