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Civic Change Agent Undergraduate Badge

徽章的形象

A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a co在这里nt and meaningful academic 经验. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anyw在这里 from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic 成绩单.

Visit the program website for more information.

项目概述

The civic change agent badge aims to inspire students to align democratic ideals and civic commitment with deep knowledge of context, history, and policy. It teaches students the values and practices required to sustain democracy through formal curricula, 项目 learning, and co-curricular activities.

You must be a degree-seeking undergraduate in good standing to pursue 徽章.

Why Earn a Civic Change Agent Badge at Grand Valley?

  • Badges are an efficient way to obtain a specialization and can be completed in a year.
  • Completing a badge is an opportunity to highlight marketable and desirable skills to potential employers while enhancing your education.
  • Pursue coursework, co-curricular activities, and experiential learning opportunities centered in civic learning and democratic engagement.
  • Build on the extracurricular activities and engagements you are 已经做的.
  • Connect with the community, civic, and research 项目s conducted by faculty and staff, helping to save democracy locally, nationally, and internationally.

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博天堂官方

博天堂官方 to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application 在这里.  

For current GVSU students:

  • Declare your badge via my横幅. 登入横幅 Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click 提交.
  • Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria 正在被满足. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
  • Once you are done with the requirements, 应用 to receive 徽章 通过my横幅.
  • Once the completion of your badge has been verified, 徽章 will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your 成绩单. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.

位置 & 格式

Undergraduate students in this program study at Grand Valley's 艾伦代尔 校园. This badge can be completed online or a combination of in-seat 和在线.

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课程

A total of 15 credit hours is required for this badge: 12 hours of course work in political science, history, sociology, education, anthropology, area and global studies, communications, integrated studies, English, philosophy, and classics and three hours of 项目-based learning with a cocurricular and/or experiential focus.

Upon declaring for 徽章, the student will be assigned a faculty/staff advisor. The advisor and student determine the best pathway to complete the program. Criteria to complete 徽章

  • at least six credits from each of two different departments/programs;
  • at least six credits at the 300-level or higher; and
  • you must complete a co-curricular and/or experiential-learning 项目. The 项目 must be supervised by a faculty or staff member and summarized in a formal presentation or paper. 这个项目将 be kept on file with the Department of History for postassessment.

For 更多的 Information

Department of History

迈克尔匈牙利语
D-1-136 Mackinac Hall
[email protected]
(616) 331-3420

博天堂官方 and Recruitment Office

博天堂官方.edu/admissions