Since 2002, Pace University has required a 3 credit Civic Engagement and Public Value as part of the core curriculum for all undergraduate students. These courses are discipline specific, seek to explore the role of citizenship and community engagement and require a community work component.

Courses are reviewed and approved through faculty curriculum committee and supported through the Center for Community Action and Research at Dyson College. Each year over 100 sections of Civic Engagement courses are taught, there are currently over 90 unique approved courses, and each of the five schools (Business, Computer Science, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Nursing) provide at least one course offering.