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Badge in Intercultural Competence

• Badge Requirements

The intercultural competence badge is an experiential academic option open to both degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students. Students who complete the certificate will gain a skillset that will foster their interactions and increase their comfort with different cultural groups in both their personal and professional lives. The badge is nine credits.

ITC Badge Program

Acclaim is the badging platform that is used to store, display, share, and manage digital badges earned at GVSU. Acclaim alerts individuals who meet the established criteria via email with instructions on how to accept the badge. When you have completed the badge requirements, you can email the Intercultural Training Program Coordinator. They will confirm your completion and award you the badge on Acclaim. Courses offered within the ITC Badge program may be completed online, hybrid, or in face-to-face formats.

Badge Requirements

Students may be degree-seeking or non-degree seeking students to receive the badge. The badge is awarded upon completion of the badge requirements. Once accepted, the badge will be publicly available on your profile within Acclaim.com.com where it can be shared with individuals, posted on person websites or social media platforms such as LinkedIn. More information is available on the ITC Program's website at www.gvsu.edu/itc/.

Required Courses

• ITC 100 - Introduction to Intercultural Competence Credits: 3
• LIB 201 - Diversity in the United States Credits: 3

Electives

Students take one course from a list of approved electives primarily from the existing curriculum in various disciplines and majors. The electives allow students to customize their training by taking courses that are related to their majors or interests. The list of potential electives is available on the ITC website (www.gvsu.edu/itc). Many are available in fully online or hybrid formats as well as face-to-face. Electives may be taken prior to or concurrent with ITC 100 or LIB 201.

• AAA 200 - Understanding Africa Credits: 3
• EAS 201 - East Asia in the Contemporary World Credits: 3
• GSI 201 - (Dis)Order and (In)Justice: An Introduction to Global Studies Credits: 3
• REL 200 - Introduction to Religious Studies: Concepts and Methods Credits: 3
• WGS 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credits: 3
• MES 201 - Introduction to the Middle East Credits: 3
• WGS 224 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies Credits: 3