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CPCS Learning Plan

CPCS Learning Plan

To help you find your way through CPCS, you will develop what is called a “Learning Plan.” As you can see from the Learning Plan below, it maps out the requirements and options you need to complete your degree. It will be the guide you and your advisor follow as you move through the CPCS curriculum. At first you will work with a paper learning plan. Before the end of your first semester, you'll learn how to set up an Electronic Learning Plan. This will be the vehicle you will use to register for competencies and it will track your progress as you work on demonstrating them.

 

CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

LEVEL I requirements

Dimensions of Learning

Critical Inquiry

Reading Life Histories

Media Literacy

Understanding Arguments

Public & Community Action I

Choose two:

 

  • Exploring Culture
  • Engaging Art
  • Language Other than English I

 

Or

 

  • Additional Level II or III elective
  • Additional major or concentration
  • Courses from CLA or CSM

 

LEVEL II requirements

Quantitative Reasoning

Participation in Government

Historical Change in the U.S.

Community Portraits

Making Arguments

Value Conflicts in Public & Community Service

Computer Competency

 

Choose three:

 

  • Group Dynamics
  • Organizational Dynamics
  • Reflecting on Art
  • Language Other than English II
  • Crafting Art
  • Public & Community Action II

LEVEL III requirements

Social Research: Consumption & Design

Economic Distribution

 

Social Difference in Public & Community Services

Critical Practice in Public & Community Services

Choose six:

 

  • Scientific Awareness
  • Influencing Policy-Making
  • Debating Policy Issues
  • Models of Social Change
  • Exploring Community
  • Public & Community Action III
  • Language Other than English III
  • Statistical Reasoning
  • Critical Readings I-III (Same competency may be done up to three times on three different topics)

LEVEL IV requirements

CAPSTONE PROJECTS

Choose one:

 

  • Reflective Social Action
  • Doing Social Research
  • Critical Analysis
  • Public Advocacy

 

 

Major (enter 6 required competencies from your major):

     
     

 

Concentration (enter 4 required competencies from your Concentration):

   
   

 

Writing Portfolio

 

Download the Learning Plan in Microsoft Word

 

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