Volunteer Hours

[Jgonza60]

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Questions regarding volunteer hours,
For my bachelor's degree, I completed a total of 360 practicum hours (volunteer hours) this past December. I was wondering if they would count as actual volunteer hours, in my DAT Application. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[WaveRace]

Questions regarding volunteer hours,
For my bachelor's degree, I completed a total of 360 practicum hours (volunteer hours) this past December. I was wondering if they would count as actual volunteer hours, in my DAT Application. Any help would be appreciated.

You're asking if mandatory for-credit work required for your bachelor's degree is considered volunteering? You answered the question yourself in the phrasing "can they count as actual volunteer hours".

If the experience was valuable to you, maybe talk about it in your personal statement. It could also be something to bring up at interviews. I'm not trying to invalidate the work you did for your practicum/internship, but that's not what volunteering is.

 

[DC206R]

I don't think so.

 

[Jgonza60]

I just wanted to ensure so I wouldn't add them to my volunteer hours.
Thanks 🙂

 

[Master Yoda]

No. That counts towards the credits you are getting for your course. Do not include that in your volunteering hours.