Program: Urban Youth and Communities, Minor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Apr 02, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025

The Minor in Urban Youth and Communities is an interdisciplinary program focused on civic engagement and service learning designed to prepare UNC Charlotte students to become informed and engaged citizens by providing opportunities to be agents of change in their community. The minor is open to all majors who seek to explore the strengths, capabilities, and issues of youth and communities in urban settings. Elective courses are concentrated in the areas of Urban Youth and Education, Communities, and Social Justice.

All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .

Admission Requirements

Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students

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The Minor in Urban Youth and Communities is open to all majors and can be declared at any time. No minimum GPA is required for admission to the Minor in Urban Youth and Communities program. Additionally, although no course prerequisites are required for admission, some elective courses may have prerequisites.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires 15 credit hours, including two required courses for all students and an additional required course for Cato College of Education majors.

Core Courses (3-6 credit hours)

All majors except Cato College of Education majors:

CTCM 2530 - Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking and Communication (3)

Cato College of Education majors only:

Elective Courses (6-9 credit hours)

For the Minor in Urban Youth and Communities, 6-9 elective credit hours are required (6 credit hours if a College of Education major and taking EDUC 3200 , 9 credit hours otherwise).

For all majors except College of Education majors, one elective course must be chosen from each of the following areas: Urban Youth and Education, Communities, and Social Justice.

College of Education majors select an elective course only from the Communities and Social Justice areas.

Urban Youth and Education Course (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

Communities Course (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

Social Justice Course (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

AFRS 3101 - Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in the US (3)
CHES 3480 - Citizenship and Service Practicum (3)
CJUS 3366 - Domestic Violence (3)
CJUS 4363 - Gender, Race, and Justice (3)
COMM 3136 - Leadership, Service, and Ethics (3)
HIST 3218 - Racial Violence, Colonial Times to Present (3)
PSYC 3806 - Undergraduate Research Assistantship (1 to 4) (Summer only)
SOCY 3143 - Social Movements (3)
SOCY 4111 - Social Inequality (3)
SOCY 4125 - Urban Sociology (3)

Capstone Course (3 credit hours)

To be taken the final semester of the minor:

CUYC 3600 - Community Engagement Capstone Seminar (3) (SL)

Total = 15 Credit Hours

Progression Requirements

In courses applied to the minor, students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above.

This minor requires a capstone project (CUYC 3600 ) to be completed after all other minor requirements have been completed or with enrollment in required courses simultaneously with enrollment in the capstone course.

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Urban Youth and Communities, Minor

Admission Requirements

Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students

Minor Requirements

Core Courses (3-6 credit hours)

All majors except Cato College of Education majors:

Cato College of Education majors only:

Elective Courses (6-9 credit hours)

Urban Youth and Education Course (3 credit hours)

Communities Course (3 credit hours)

Social Justice Course (3 credit hours)

Capstone Course (3 credit hours)

Total = 15 Credit Hours

Progression Requirements

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