CIP

Community Involvement Program :

The Community Involvement Program (CIP) is a graduation requirement for all AUI undergraduate degree-seeking students. It is a free core curriculum for undergraduate studies, and it includes: CIP 1001 Human Development in Morocco, CIP 1002, The Role of Civil Society in Human Development, and CIP 2000 Community Involvement Fieldwork. CIP 1001 and 1002 are prerequisites to the third and final course.

CIP helps students to understand themselves, their community, and their role in the community, to develop personally, professionally, and academically, to apply their skills and knowledge to societal problems, and to build capacity for learning and leadership. CIP aims to create leaders who are change-makers, who realize their own potential and promote capacity building for the people with the people, and who can instill in others a desire to make their lives and communities the best they can be.

Students start the CIP with two on campus preparation and training seminars, CIP 1001 and 1002. Students must enroll in these two courses after earning at least 15 SCH and before earning 45 SCH. Failure to register for and complete these seminars within the specified time may lead to administrative holds.

CIP 2000 requires conducting 60 hours (about 2 and a half days) of fieldwork within local, national, or international development organizations or public institutions, and then joining one post fieldwork experience in a roundtable discussion, followed by submission of a reflective report. CIP 2000 and completion of the program must be finished before students earn 90 SCH.

Students who have completed degree credits but have not completed the CIP requirements MUST pay a CIP registration fine equivalent to one credit per semester.

Service Areas :

1. Literacy, Education and Training
2. Service to the Elderly
3. Disability
4. Health Awareness
5. Community Development
6. Environment
7. Urban/Rural Poverty Alleviation
8. Public Relations/Outreach and Fundraising
9. Children and Youth
10. Disaster Relief

CIP grading policy :

For CIP 1001 & 1002: 

• Attend (ATT) or Fail to Attend (FA)

For CIP 2000 (Round Table + Report): 

• In Progress (IP): if a student registers for CIP 2000, attends the round table, and submits a report that is not validated. The student needs to resubmit a revised report according to the deadlines set by the CIP office. Failure to submit a revised report validated by an assigned reader will yield a Fail grade.
• Pass (P): If a student registers for CIP 2000, attends the round table, and validates his/her report.
• Fail (F): If a student registers for CIP 2000 and does not attend the round table; or attends the round table but does not submit a report; or attends the round table, submits a report that does not meet CIP report standards (less than 70%). The concerned student should re-do CIP 2000 the following semester.

Important Note:

• Reports are submitted ONLY after attending Round Tables.
• Both MUST be completed during the same semester.

The Fieldwork – Where and When :

The CIP Office has compiled lists of suitable community partners for most Morocco’s towns and cities. We now have more than 500 community organizations listed in our database where AUI students have conducted their fieldwork.

Locally, in the Ifrane region: students can spread out their 60 hours (about 2 and a half days) of service as a weekly activity throughout a semester at a local site near to the University.

Across Morocco: students can complete the 60 hours (about 2 and a half days) as an intensive placement during midsemester or between semester break in sites all over Morocco.

Abroad: students can propose to conduct their service internationally with an accredited not for profit organization and upon approval from the CIP Office before the student departs.

The Fieldwork – Terms and Conditions :

• Must be unpaid.
• People-to-people service – for example, mentoring orphans, art workshops for street children, literacy classes for rural women, tutoring students living in a Dar Talib/a, befriending, and caring for the elderly, assisting at an AIDS drop-in center.
• Done for and under the auspices of a non-profit organization approved by AUI or one of the university’s departments working in the social field.
• Completed in addition to class obligations and not part of another requirement for which credit is received.
• Conducted outside of the student’s academic timetable.
• Cannot be exclusively fundraising: a portion of your time can be dedicated towards this if the service site identifies it as a need, but the focus should be on service that involves face to face contact and interaction with the beneficiaries.
• Cannot be exclusively administrative work: 60 hours (about 2 and a half days) of translating reports from French into English or building a website with no time spent in contact with the beneficiaries is not acceptable.
• Travel to and from the service site, project meetings, and preparation time or training hours are not to be counted within the 60 fieldwork hours.
• Work for any private individual or family not directly associated with a nonprofit agency is not acceptable.
• Independent projects proposed and accepted for one team may not be approved for a second team during the same semester.

On Campus Social Actions – 10 Hours Only :

Only 10 hours of on campus actions for social causes can be counted within the 60 required hours, no matter how many clubs you are a member of, or actions performed, or number of semesters active in. This is not to undermine your efforts but simply because the intention of the program is for you to get out into the field.

Students are encouraged to initiate contact with organizations to inquire about service opportunities but cannot start their service hours until approval has been granted from the Community Service Coordinator.

If you would like to perform your own social project, submit a project proposal to the Community Service Advisory Board for validation (Project Forms are available at the Community Service Office).

Contact us:

Office of Community Involvement: Building 14 (next to Hand in Hand and the Interfaith Space)

Community Involvement Office:    cip@aui.ma    Ext: 2904 or 2013