European Union Studies Certificate

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Gainesville State College participates with other University System of Georgia institutions and with select European institutions in offering the European Union Studies Certificate. The Certificate was created to enable students from a wide range of degree programs to better prepare themselves for employment opportunities in the global marketplace.

The Certificate must be taken in tandem with a formal degree program and students from all academic majors are eligible if they possess a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. Students may apply upon successful completion of all three of the following:

A course in World or Western Civilization or Global Studies (see below);
the introductory course in European Union Studies (EURO 1100 - Introduction to the European Union) with a minimum grade of “C”; and,
30 semester hours of academic credit.

Program Requirements

Certificate requirements consist of the following:

1.

World Civilization or Western Civilization or Global Studies:

HIST 1111 - Survey of World Civilization I
HIST 1112 - Survey of World Civilization II
or HIST 1112H Honors Survey of World Civilization II
HIST 1121 - Survey of Western Civilization I
HIST 1122 - Survey of Western Civilization II
POLS 2401 - Introduction to Global Studies

2.

EURO 1100 - Introduction to European Union
with a minimum grade of “C”

3.

Four interdisciplinary courses from an approved menu (to be taken at a senior college);

4.

Capstone Seminar (to be taken at a senior college)

5.

Practicum Experience (to be taken at a senior college); and 3.0 GPA in Certificate courses.

Note

Coursework for the Certificate may be commenced at Gainesville State College. For further information contact the Division of Social Sciences.