Community Service

University of Tennessee students have a strong culture of serving others. Direct and indirect forms of service help meet the needs of others to improve, support, and enhance UT campuses and surrounding communities, and foster social change.

UT Promise students are required to complete 8 hours of community service each semester to remain eligible for UT Promise. Volunteer activities must  meet all three of the following criteria to count toward your community service hours for UT Promise:

  1. Meet a community need that directly benefits the larger public or external community beyond your campus
  2. Be offered through organizations such as a nonprofit, government agency, not for profit school, mutual aid organization, not for profit healthcare organization, or campus-approved projects
  3. Be non-compensated

Community Service Deadlines

December 1: Complete and submit 8 hours of community service to maintain eligibility for the Spring semester.
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To be eligible for the Spring semester, service hours must be completed and submitted between June 2 and December 1. You are responsible for reporting your community service hours through your campus.

June 1: Complete and submit 8 hours of community service to maintain eligibility for the Fall semester.
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To be eligible for the Fall semester, service hours must be completed and submitted between December 2 and June 1. You are responsible for reporting your community service hours through your campus.

No additional service hours are required if you are taking Summer or Winter short-term courses.

Students will track their service hours through their campus service tracking sites. Students can also use the sites to sign-up for community service opportunities. If you have questions about what counts as service, please contact your campus service tracker administrator.

Campus Service Tracking & Administrators

UT Knoxville

UT Knoxville ServeUTK **
Jones Center for Leadership and Service
leadserve@utk.edu

UT Chattanooga

UTC Give Pulse
UTC Financial Aid & Scholarships
scholarships@utc.edu

UT Southern

UTS Service Hour Submission Form
UTS Financial Aid Office
financialaid@utsouthern.edu

UT Martin

UT Martin Runway
Rachel Martin
rstephe5@utm.edu

UT Health Science Center

UT Knoxville ServeUTK **
Jones Center for Leadership and Service
leadserve@utk.edu

**Please note: UTHSC & UTK students use the same service hour tracking portal.

Two students help fill food portions while volunteering for the local food bank.
Two students help fill sort and organize fruit while volunteering for the local food bank.