WELL Core
Belmont students are required to complete WELL Core during their Belmont experience.
The purpose of WELL Core is to nurture in each student the capacity to live a life that is satisfying, with a sense of meaning and purpose, encompassing all dimensions of human life.
In order to graduate students are required to earn a total of 60 Well Core credits (adjusted for transfer students), 10 in each of the following categories:
- Intellectual Well-Being
- Occupational/Financial Well-Being
- Cultural Well-Being
- Interpersonal/Emotional/Physical Well-Being
- Community Well-Being Through Service
To learn more about the WELL Core program, please visit the WELL Core homepage.
Community Well-Being through Service WELL Core Credit
Students receive Community Well-Being through Service credit by submitting their hours on Get Connected, which can be accessed through the MyBelmont Launchpad.
In order for service hours to count for WELL Core credit, they must be completed in partnership with a non-profit or other charitable organization whose primary beneficiary is not the Belmont community.
Examples of community service that count for the Community Well-Being through Service WELL Core requirement:
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Responding to and participating in any Need posted on Get Connected by our partnering agencies
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Volunteering with an outside agency with a charitable mission or non-profit organization in Nashville or beyond (logged as Individual Hours on Get Connected)
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Donations*
*We want to make sure the completion of service hours is equitable for all, no matter one’s access to resources. As a result, we count any in-kind donations to a charitable cause as one credit hour, no matter how many items might have been donated.
Please note: our office does not approve service hours submitted more than six months after the initial service date.
This is to respect our partnering agencies in the verification process and avoid giving them undue burden. We also need ample time for our office to get approval for these hours from outside agencies, and we ultimately seek to foster a sense of accountability for students to submit things on Get Connected within a reasonable amount of time.
FAQs
- Where do I find community service opportunities for WELL Core credit?
- Are there types of volunteering that might not count for the community service WELL Core requirement?
- Volunteering for events at Belmont for Belmont (e.g. Towering Traditions, Student Life events, performances/shows, etc.)
- On-campus internships
- Tutoring fellow Belmont students
- Unpaid work, internship, or volunteer hours with for-profit companies or initiatives
- How do I log my hours?
- What if I participated in community service with an organization not on Get Connected?
- When will my hours be reflected in my BruinLink Community Well-Being through Service Path?
- I volunteered at an event more than 6 months ago. Can I still log these hours for credit?
- I volunteered with my club, organization, or team. Can I count these hours?
- I donated a number of items to a charity drive. Can I get credit for that?
There are ample opportunities on Get Connected, our university volunteer portal. Students can log in to Get Connected through MyBelmont.
Not all service counts for Belmont’s Community Well-Being through Service WELL Core requirement. We emphasize the community in community service – meaning these credit hours should be outward-facing.
In order for service hours to count for WELL Core credit, they must be completed in partnership with a non-profit or other charitable organization whose primary beneficiary is not the Belmont community.
Below are some examples of things that would not count for the Community Well-Being through Service WELL Core requirement:
Students should log completed service hours by clicking the top yellow ADD HOURS button on their Get Connected homepage. Follow the prompts and submit the form. Please allow 4-6 weeks for approval of hours. Once approved, students will receive a survey to complete about their service. After the survey is completed, students’ WELL Core credits will be reflected in their BruinLink Pathways.
That’s great! You can log your hours as Individual Hours on Get Connected. Make sure you include detailed information about the event or organization you were working with as well as contact information so we can verify your hours. Go here to see a brief video about logging Individual Hours on Get Connected.
After logging completed hours on Get Connected, they are submitted for approval to the organizations or agencies in which students volunteered. Please allow up to 6 weeks for approval of hours. Once approved, students will receive a survey to complete about their service. After the survey is completed, WELL Core credits will be reflected in BruinLink.
Unfortunately, no. The Office of Service-Learning does not approve hours submitted more than six (6) months after the initial service date. This is to respect our partnering agencies in the verification process and avoid giving them undue burden. We also need ample time to get approval of hours completed with outside agencies. It’s always best practice to log your hours sooner rather than later!
If you volunteered with a non-profit agency/organization for an initiative that was benefiting the greater community outside Belmont, then yes - absolutely! We encourage groups to volunteer together.
If you are a group leader and would like to use Get Connected to help track your group’s volunteer hours, get in touch with us! We’d love to set that up for you.
Yes! Donations made for charity drives (both on and off campus) will count for one Community Well-Being through Service WELL Core credit, no matter how many items were donated. We want to make sure the completion of service hours is equitable for all, no matter one’s access to resources.