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Undergraduate Catalog | 2015-2016 Previous Edition
Urban Youth and Communities Minor
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The Minor in Urban Youth and Communities is an interdisciplinary program between the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 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.
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Admission and Program Requirements
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. In courses applied to the minor, students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above.
The Minor in Urban Youth and Communities is open to all majors and can be declared at any time. The minor requires 15 credits, including two required courses for all students and an additional required course for Education majors. The minor also requires a capstone project (CUYC 3600 ) completed after all other minor requirements have been completed or with enrollment in required courses simultaneously with enrollment in capstone course.
For all majors except education majors:
For education majors only:
Note:
* To be completed after all other requirements are met.
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 an Education major and taking EDUC 3200 , 9 credit hours otherwise). One elective course (3 hours) must be chosen from each of the following areas: Urban Youth and Education, Communities, and Social Justice. Education majors will take an elective course only from the Communities and Social Justice areas.
Urban Youth and Education Courses (3 credit hours)
Select 3 credit hours from this area:
Communities (3 credit hours)
Select 3 credit hours from this area:
Social Justice (3 credit hours)
Select 3 credit hours from this area:
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