Requirements

Focus Sectors	Coursework	Volunteer
CHOOSE ONE SECTOR Agriculture, Youth in Development, Education, Environment, Health, or Community Economic Development	Take three courses related to your chosen sector	Complete 50 hours of related work or volunteer experience

Requirements

Peace Corps has specific language requirements for volunteers working in Latin America or West Africa. There are no explicit language requirements for volunteers serving everywhere else. Although this is the case, you will likely learn and use another language during your service, so having taken at least one foreign language class is always beneficial.

Latin America	West Africa
Two 200-level Spanish courses	One 200-level French or  Romance language course

Requirements

Engaging thoughtfully and fluidly across cultures begins with one's own self-awareness. The intercultural competency requirement is intended to build your capacity to ship your perspective and behavior around relevant cultural differences. These courses are all either CD or ICD courses. You are required to take at least one core introspective course and two additional electives from the lists below. 

Core Introspective Courses	Elective
CHOOSE ATLEAST ONE	CHOOSE TWO
ANTH 205 - Peoples and Cultures of the World	RELS 312 - Contemplation in the Modern World
SOCI 207/WGST 207 - Introduction to Gender and Society	COMM 335 - Intercultural Communication
ANTH 210 - Social and Cultural Anthropology	COMM 338/AFST 338 - Critical Race Discourse
SOCI 217  - Introduction to Race and Ethnicity	COMM 346/JOUR 346 - Media, Culture and Identity
ANTH 222 - Cross Cultural Competency

Studying or volunteering abroad can count towards the intercultural competence elective if it was in one of the Peace Corps Countries. Experiences that last a full semester or longer may substitute two electives. 

Requirements

​The Peace Corps and other international development opportunities are highly professional and selective. The PC Prep program requires three specific activities that will strengthen your candidacy for the Peace Corps (and any other professional endeavor!)

You will need to:

1. Have your resume reviewed by the Career Center
2. Attend a workshop or class on interview skills at the Career Center
3. Develop at least one significant leadership experience and be prepared to discuss it thoughtfully. For example, organizing a campus event, leading a work or volunteer project, or serving on the board of a student organization.

Review the requirements outlined in the Peace Corps Prep Student Guide.

Select a focus sector for your certificate:

Submit the Peace Corps Prep application form. (Students without an application form will not be considered participants in the PC Prep Program.) After being accepted into the program, you will be enrolled in the PC Prep Canvas course. 

Begin completing your certificate and stay connected with the PC Prep team!

• Contact the PC Prep Advisor (Michayla Robles michayla@tamu.edu) with any questions on classes and general certificate requirements. 

• Contact the Peace Corps Campus Recruiter for how to best leverage your certificate to start your Peace Corps Journey.