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Nov 22, 2024
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American University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Peace Corps Prep (Undergraduate Certificate)
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Certificate Requirements
- 25 credit hours of approved coursework with grades of C or better. Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses will not be accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements although these grades will be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average. Students must have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period after they are admitted. All programs must be completed within four years. Additional recommended coursework compatible with Peace Corps work sectors is available across the university and can be discussed with an academic advisor
Intercultural Competence AU Experience I (1.5 credit hours)
Complete 1.5 credit hours from the following:
Intercultural Competence AU Experience II (1.5 credit hours)
Complete 1.5 credit hours from the following:
Intercultural Competence Foundational Experience (6 credit hours)
Thematic Areas (9 credit hours)
Complete the following: - 3 credit hours from a gateway course
- 6 credit hours at or above 300-level from that thematic area
Environmental Sustainability and Global Health (V)
Global Inequality and Development (D)
Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture (I)
Thematic Area
- AMST-340 Community Activism and Regional Studies (3) (approved topic)
- HLTH-441 Health Communication (3)
- SISU-360 Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture (3)
- SISU-363 Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture: Europe (3)
- SISU-364 Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture: Latin America (3)
- SISU-365 Topics in Identity, Race, Gender, and Culture: Middle East (3)
- SISU-368 Differences and Similarities in Conflict Resolution (3)
- SISU-369 Topics in Public Diplomacy (3)
- SISU-393 International Relations Theory (3)
- SOCY-310 Language, Culture, Power (3)
- SOCY-351 Race, Racialization and Power (3)
- SOCY-453 Intersectionality: Theory and Practice (3)
Community Service-Learning Project (1 credit hour)
Internship (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following within the same sector as the chosen thematic area: Foreign Language (3 credit hours)
- 3 credit hours in one modern foreign language at or above the Intermediate II level
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