The authors deal with the conditions and factors of the development of creative civic engagement of students. The article contains the results of the experimental work on forming the creative civic engagement of students during studying the discipline, which is called: "The Basics of Camp Counseling". The work on forming the creative civic engagement consists of such directions as: the formation of the theoretical readiness for manifestation of the creative civic engagement when working as camp counselors (informing students about the basics of civic engagement, camp counselors activities); formation of practical readiness to work as a camp counselor (participation in the results-oriented activities which are built on an optimistic attitude and emotional inclusion); formation of personal willingness for manifestation of creative civic engagement when working as camp counselors (the students' involvement in the action which demands using personal qualities of a civically engaged young individual). The materials of the research can be used as the recommendations to questions of the organization of upbringing work in the university, as the accompaniment of the module or the discipline "The Basics of Camp Counseling".