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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
UNT Peace Corps Prep Certificate
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UNT’s Peace Corps Prep certificate prepares students for international development fieldwork and potential Peace Corps service in one of the following Peace Corps work sectors:
- Education
- Health
- Environment
- Agriculture
- Youth in Development, or
- Community Economic Development.
To accomplish this, students will build four core competencies:
- Training and experience in a work sector
- Intercultural competence
- Professional and leadership development, and
- Foreign language skills (optional).
Students create an ePortfolio to synthesize and reflect upon their UNT Peace Corps Prep experiences.
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Requirements, 18 hours
- Nine advanced semester credit hours aligned with Peace Corps Training and Experience work sector in consultation with the advisor.
- Nine hours of Intercultural Competence courses: 3 hours from the list of Core Intercultural Competence courses and 6 additional hours from the list of Elective Intercultural Competence courses. Additional courses may be approved in consultation with the advisor.
- Professional and Leadership Development: Resume, Interview Preparation, and participation in a “significant” leadership experience (coordinated in conjunction with the Career Center & Center for Leadership and Service).
- At least 50 hours of hands-on volunteer/service learning/internship experience in same work sector (coordinated in conjunction with the Career Center & Center for Leadership and Service). Students are encouraged to participate in a study abroad program or international volunteer work to meet some of these requirements.
Intercultural Competence, 9 hours
Core Intercultural Competence
3 hours from:
Elective Intercultural Competence courses
6 additional hours from:
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