This course is open to students with a sophomore standing or higher. Course work focuses on urban youth and the effects of mentoring. Students meet weekly with the children at the school and participate in one social activity a month. This 6 credit, two semester cross-listed course provides an opportunity to mentor and tutor youth involved with the legal system. The course is open to students with a junior standing or higher.
Course work focuses on at-risk youth and the court system.
Through a collaboration with the Virginia Department of Correctional Education, Project ACE places tutors in area juvenile correctional center schools. Interested students must fill out an application and complete an interview before registering for these courses. Applications are available each year in mid-March. Applications will be considered on a rolling admission basis until the courses are full. You may apply and participate in more than one course.