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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LAPEICERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate in political entrepreneurship through internships: local to global requires 15 credit hours, of which 12 credit hours must be upper division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be completed through The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better may be applied toward the certificate requirements.
POS 110 American Government and Politics (AMIT) POS 150 Comparative Government (GCSI) POS 160 Global Politics (GCSI) POS 310 American National Government (AMIT) POS 350 Comparative Politics (GCSI) POS 360 World Politics (GCSI) SGS 101 Thinking Globally (GCSI) SGS 301 Principles of Global Studies (GCSI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
POS 325 Public Policy Development (CIVI) POS 351 Democratization (GCSI) POS 361 American Foreign Policy (SOBE) POS 364 National Security, Intelligence, and Terrorism (SOBE) POS 410 Governing American Cities POS 426 Elements of Public Policy POS 427 Social Welfare and Health Policy POS 468 Comparative Asian Foreign Policies POS 486 International Political Economy (GCSI) SGS 320 Mechanisms of Global Governance SGS 321 International Institutions and Global Governance SGS 340 Violence, Conflict and Human Rights (GCSI) SGS 350 Economic Development and Globalization 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
POS 484 Internship or SGS 484 Internship Students may elect to complete only three credit hours of internship to fulfill this requirement. Students selecting this option must complete six upper-division credit hours in the Related Electives section. 6 - 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6 - 3
COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI) ENG 301 Writing for the Professions FIN 380 Personal Financial Management JUS 320 Community and Social Justice MGT 380 Management and Strategy NLM 410 Social Entrepreneurship PAF 300 Public Management and Administration PAF 305 Urban Governance PAF 311 Leadership and Change (SOBE) PAF 340 Contemporary Policy Challenges PAF 410 Building Leadership Skills (SOBE) PAF 420 Managing Across Boundaries PAF 460 Public Service Ethics POS 494 / SGS 494 Topic: Diplomacy/PolicyDesignStudio l POS 494 / SGS 494 Topic: Diplomacy/PolicyDesignStudioll SOS 321 Policy and Governance in Sustainable Systems USL 410 Service Learning: Diverse Community Issues Choose one to two courses, depending on how many internship credit hours are earned. Contact a School of Politics and Global Studies advisor for additional course options if you completed an upper-division course for the Introductory Course section. 3 - 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3 - 6

Notes

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

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