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civic engagement minor

About the Minor
The Civic Engagement minor is designed to provide students with a core analytical and theoretical framework for community building, governance, and the use of civic resources. It examines the connections between individual success and societal structures and explores traditions of service and the history of service movements. The minor can be paired with any major as an applied and active way of putting disciplinary tools to use and is intended for highly motivated students of any ideological perspective who are committed to education among a broader community of learners.

Opportunities
All students complete a core curriculum and elective courses tailored to a specific internship.

Minor
The Civic Engagement minor integrates local, state, and national internships with an academic context that enriches the valuable learning gained through meaningful work.

To enter the minor, students must (1) have an overall grade-point average of 2.7 or better, (2) submit an application and an essay, and (3) submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. To help plan the internship and course schedule, students are expected to select faculty sponsors with relevant expertise in the academic or service area in which they intend to concentrate. Applications are available at www.college.ucla.edu/up/ccl/ and must be filed with the Center for Community Learning, A265 Murphy Hall. Students who complete the minor with a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in their coursework in the minor, an overall GPA of 3.5 and complete a 198 (Honors Research) for his/her capstone to qualify for graduation with College Honors.

Required Lower Division Course (4 or 5 units): One course, with a grade of C or better, from English 4WS, Freshman Clusters M24CW seminar with a service learning component, approved by petition (if selected, Freshman Clusters M24A and M24B must also be taken), Freshman Clusters 80B (if selected, Freshman Clusters 80A and 80CW must also be taken), History 2B, Public Policy 10A, or Sociology 1.

Students who enroll in a lower division course without a service learning component are required to (1) present evidence of regular participation in a substantive service project or (2) select a service learning course as their upper division elective.

Required Upper Division Courses (9 or 10 units): Political Science 115C with a grade of B or better and one elective course selected from American Indian Studies C122SL, Asian American Studies M108, Chicana and Chicano Studies 100SL, M122, M164SL, Civic Engagement 105SL, 133SL, 163SL, Economics M135, M136, 137, 127, Philosophy 150, C156, 157A, 157B, Political Science M105, M106, Psychology 129C, 175, Sociology 143, 158, Spanish M164SL, Statistics 140SL, 141SL, Urban Planning M122, M171, or World Arts and Cultures 177SL.

The capstone for the Civic Engagement minor requires an integrative final paper which incorporates the required curriculum and elective courses. Each student will complete the capstone under the guidance of a specific faculty sponsor, and enroll in either a CE 198 or CE 199 in the final quarter of the minor. The faculty sponsor will approve the proposed readings as well as the length and scope of the final paper or project based on guidelines developed by the Faculty Advisory Committee for the minor.

Required Upper Division Internship, Seminar, and Capstone Courses (19 units): Students must select from a local, state, or national internship as follows:

Local Los Angeles area internships span three consecutive terms at the same internship location. Students enroll in three consecutive quarters of a 195 internship course. Placements are selected in consultation with the Center for Community Learning minor coordinator and are based on both student interest and faculty recommendations. The first two quarters students enroll in Civic Engagement 194A and 194B with grades of B or better. Students must also complete a capstone experience, 198 (Honors Research) or 199 (Directed Research or Senior Project).

State internships span one term through participation in the University of California Center in Sacramento (UCCS) program during Winter, Spring or Summer Quarter. Students enroll in Civic Engagement 191SA, 194SA, and 195SA. Students are also required to complete a 198 or 199 capstone course. Applications are available at www.college.ucla.edu/up/ccl/ or in A265 Murphy Hall, (310) 825-7867, oluna@college.ucla.edu.

National internships span one term through acceptance in the Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP) program in Washington, DC. In the Fall or Spring Quarter program, students enroll in History/Political Science/Sociology M191DC and M195DC plus one 4-unit elective course; in the Winter Quarter program, students enroll in History/Political Science/Sociology M194DC and M195DC plus one 4-unit elective courses. Students are also required to complete a 198 or 199 capstone course. Applications are available at www.cappp.ucla.edu.

No more than one upper division course may be applied toward both this minor and a major or minor in another department or program. All minor courses (except internships) must be taken for a letter grade, with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.

Contact
Angela Chen
achen@college.ucla.edu
310.825.7867
A265 Murphy Hall
157101
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