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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I join Cal Corps?
The Cal Corps Public Service Center is a campus department, not a student group. Cal Corps is the campus unit charged with coordinating and supporting student public service opportunities, so if you've been involved in a service project, you're a member of Cal Corps. There are a number of programs and groups that work under the auspices of and receive advising from Cal Corps spanning a wide variety of arenas including tutoring, mentoring, volunteer placements, student groups, and internships.

How do I volunteer with Cal Corps?
Unlike other volunteer centers, the Cal Corps Public Service Center offers volunteer placements as well as opportunities in direct volunteer opportunities in our programs. Our volunteer opportunities database offers placements at over 250 Bay Area agencies. Trained professional and peer advisors are available to help students select the appropriate volunteer placement for them. We also sponsor a number of direct volunteer programs, which allow students to get involved with other Cal students.

Does Cal Corps have information on paid positions?
In our volunteer opportunities database, we do list paid positions. Check out the line called Placement Type in each listing. We also can connect students with paid tutoring opportunities. For students looking for on-campus employment, we employ a number of student interns through the Bonner Leaders Program to carry out o ur programs, generally recruiting at the end of the spring for the following year.

What kind of services does Cal Corps offer for student groups?
The Cal Corps Public Service Center provides advising and support services to all student organizations involved in service. Through sponsorship, grants, and specialized advising, Cal Corps allows student groups to carry out service projects off-campus. For all groups, Cal Corps provides a number of leadership training sessions, special assistance in planning service projects, and an extensive library of service and leadership materials. Cal Corps, as a component of Campus Life and Leadership, also serves as a satellite location for student group advising needs usually addressed to 102 Sproul Hall (these include policy explanation, events planning assistance, and classroom reservation approval). For fraternity and sorority chapters, our advisors are available to assist in planning your service and philanthropy programming. Click here to find out more about services for student groups.

Does Cal Corps offer funding opportunities?
The Cal Corps Public Service Center, through the support of the ASUC, provides funding for student groups carrying out off-campus service projects. For individuals looking for scholarships and fellowships, Cal Corps has extensive information on local and national funders.

Can I get units through Cal Corps?
We provide a number of service-learning opportunities combining classroom learning and discussion with service projects. Visit our "Getting Units" page for more information.

Can Cal Corps sponsor our student group so that we can do off-campus service?
As student groups cannot have off-campus events, Cal Corps Public Service Center can extend sponsorship to student groups to carry-out service projects off-campus. Through Cal Corps sponsorship, student groups receive specialized advising, training, and the opportunity for funding. The sponsorship process takes place each spring for the following year.

What is AmeriCorps?
AmeriCorps is a national service program sometimes called the "domestic Peace Corps." AmeriCorps members work in a number of programs on issues including education, environment, and public safety, and run the gamut in terms of age, education, and experience. Two separate AmeriCorps programs operate on the UC Berkeley campus. Destination: College is made up of 78 members working in campus outreach programs mentoring and tutoring students on pre-collegiate skills and advice. The Bonner Leaders Program places Cal students in either a program management position here at Cal Corps, as a Service Advocate in a center of student life or residence hall, or as an America Reads tutor in a local school. Recruitment for AmeriCorps members takes place in the spring for the following academic year.