Requirements

1. Professional Sectors

Choose one of six sector concentrations; complete 12 credits from list of recommended courses and/or subject codes for your sector. (Reminder: don’t forget that at least 12 of your 24 credits for the minor must be upper division) See course lists:

  1. Agriculture
  2. Community Economic Development
  3. Education
  4. Environment
  5. Health
  6. Youth in Development

2. Intercultural Competence – Regional Focus

Choose a world region concentration:

  1. Latin America*
  2. West Africa*
  3. World At Large (rest of world, except for Latin America or West Africa)

Complete 12 credits from approved list of required and recommended elective courses for Intercultural Competence.

*Requires completion of additional Language Proficiency requirement

3. Practical Experience

  • Complete a hands-on experience of 50 hours, related to your Professional Sector.
  • More about the practical experience requirement found here

4. Professional and Leadership Development

  • Resume review/critique with UO’s Peace Corps Recruiter (pcorps@uoregon.edu or https://career.uoregon.edu/jobs-and-internships/peace-corps) at the University Career Center
  • Attend a workshop on interview skills with the UO’s Peace Corps Recruiter at the University Career Center
  • Develop and carry out a significant leadership experience and submit a 2-page reflection paper on it

Wondering what kinds of experiences will help you meet this requirement? Just remember these basics:

  •       Leadership doesn’t need an official title – what matters is what you did and how you interacted with others
  •       The key component is the 2-page (double spaced) reflection on your experience, exploring how you grew as a leader and analyzing          your successes, failures and lessons you learned from the experience
  •      Many of the practical experiences listed above could be used as for the leadership requirement instead – what is crucial is the reflection paper that you write
  •      There is no minimum hour requirement for the leadership experience.

Here are some examples that other students have successfully used, but again, remember – the most important part of meeting this requirement is the reflection paper that you write about it, and how it contributed to your own growth as a leader.

  • Serving as an officer for your club, sorority or fraternity
  • Taking initiative to ensure the success of an event or project you’ve been involved in
  • Teaching, whether formal or informal
  • Mentoring others, whether formal or informal
  • Facilitating discussions
  • Providing others with guidance or support
  • Serving as a peer advisor or educator
  • Working in a job where you take responsibility

5. Language Proficiency (not required for “World At Large” Regional Focus)

  • Latin America Regional Focus:
    • Two 200-level Spanish courses or equivalent proficiency
  • West Africa Regional Focus:
    • One 200-level course in a Romance language, or equivalent proficiency