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Badge in Civic Change Agent

A total of 15 credit hours is required for this badge: 12 hours of course work and three hours of project-based learning with a cocurricular and/or experiential focus.

  • Upon declaring for the badge, the student will be assigned a faculty/staff badge advisor from the CLN advisory board for preassessment. The advisor and student will meet to determine a pathway to complete the badge.

Students will complete a total of 12 credit hours from a determined list of courses from a range of disciplines/units: political science, history, sociology, education, anthropology, area and global studies, communication studies, integrated studies, Meijer Honors College, and English.

  • At least six credit hours must come from each of two different departments/programs.
  • At least six credits must come at the 300-level or higher, not counting the final project.
  • A project of 3 hours or the equivalent.
    • Supervised by a GVSU faculty or staff member.
    • Co-curricular and experiential learning-focused projects will be encouraged.
    • Summarized in a formal presentation or paper that is kept on file with the history department for post-assessment.

Courses Under the 300-level

History and Group Social Studies

Political Science

Area and Global Studies

Anthropology

Sociology

Communication Studies

Integrative Studies

Honors College

Courses 300-level and above
History and Group Social Studies

Political Science

Area and Global Studies

Anthropology

Sociology

Communication Studies

Integrative Studies

Education



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