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    Mar 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2022-2023 
    
American University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Responsibility (Undergraduate Certificate)


Offered by the College of Arts and Sciences , Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars are required to complete this 14-credit, cohort-based, four-year certificate within four years. By pursuing multidisciplinary approaches to moral leadership, the certificate is designed to create socially-responsible leaders who are critical thinkers and engaged activists in the tradition of the American abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass.

Admission to the Program


New first-year students are admitted through the university’s Admissions Office. Due to the intensive cohort-based nature of the program, it is not possible to transfer into the certificate program.

Certificate Requirements


Course Requirements


Master Class (4 credit hours)


Note: Students must complete a minimum of eight semesters of CAS-124 Master Class in Social Responsibility (.5) , for a total of four credit hours.