Community Engagement Minor
Requirements:
A minimum of 17 credits is required for the minor, distributed as follows:
Required Courses:
| CEN 200 | Introduction to Community and Civic Engagement | 3 |
| CEN 201 | Practicum in Community and Civic Engagement | 1 |
| CEN 402 | Community Egagement Internship Seminar | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
ONE course from the following
At least 6 credits from any of the following
(in consultation with CEN facilitator):
| ANTH 170 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ART 465 | Studio Topics | 1 TO 3 |
| BIO 132 | Introductory Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 133 | Laboratory in Introductory Ecology | 1 |
| COMM 215 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 343 | Communication and Social Influence | 3 |
| COMM 451 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
| CRM 230 | Law Enforcement & Society | 3 |
| CRM 240 | Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ECON 200 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 321 | The Economics of Social Issues | 3 |
| ENG 370 | Creative Nonfiction I | 3 |
| AST 278 | Observational Astronomy | 4 |
| ENT 301 | Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Gerontology | 3 |
| HIST 302 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| HIST 403 | Public History Project | 3 |
| HIST 405 | Local History and Community Development | 3 |
| JRN 200 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JRN 370 | Global News in Context | 3 |
| JRN 371 | Reporting Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| LING 496 | TESOL Methods | 3 |
| MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 403 | Ethical and Social Issues for the Manager | 3 |
| MUS 211 | Ethnomusicology | 3 |
| PHIL 144 | Moral Issues | 3 |
| PS 230 | American State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSY 125 | Environment & Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 250 | The Psychology of Community Service | 3 |
| PSY 420 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 430 | Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| PSY 380 | Psychology of Dying and Death | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 111 | Social Problems | 3 |
ART 465*, ECON 321*, ENT 301* HIST 403*, HIST 405*, JRN 370*, JRN 371*, MGT 403*, PSY 125*, PSY 250*, PSY 420*, PSY 430*, PSY 380*
* = Indicates prerequisite and/or permission required.
Total Credit Hours: 17-18
Other courses, as approved by the appropriate department chair and the Community Engagement Committee using the Community Engagement course rubric.
(Optional and upon invitation only): The 2-credit course CEN/FYE 301, which may be taken more than once. The course is open only to students with a GPA of 3.0 and higher, and a nomination from a CEN course instructor.