Peace Corps Prep Program

​The UCEAP Peace Corps Prep is a free certificate program that can help you develop the skills and experience to become a highly competitive applicant for the Peace Corps and prepare for a career in international development, public service, NGO sector, or diplomacy. Regardless of whether you are Peace Corps bound, the program helps prepare you for life after college.

Award
Certificate
Deadline
04/16/2019
Supplemental Questions

  1. Program Information for Peace Corps Prep

    • 1. Select your UCEAP Program Country
    • 2. Select your UCEAP Program
    • 3. Select the Academic Year for your UCEAP Program
  2. Please enter your GPA (i.e. 3.15)
  3. Expected month and year of graduation

  4. Training and experience in a specific work sector


    For more information about the six work sectors, please click here.

    Please select the sector you would like to pursue.
  5. List the 3 courses in this same sector that you plan to take (it is fine if you’ve already taken them).

    Note: The courses you include on this application may change, but it’s good to have a plan.
    • 1. Course (number and title)
    • 2. Units
    • 3. Term and Year
    • 4. Where will the course be taken?
  6. Hands-on experience in that same sector (at least 50 hours).

    Describe what you plan to do:

  7. Foreign language skills


    Requirements depend upon desired Peace Corps volunteer placement site:
    1. Latin America placement: one year (3 quarters or 2 semesters) of intermediate-level Spanish
    2. West Africa placement: one intermediate or higher course in French or Portuguese
    3. Everywhere else: one college-level foreign language class

    This requirement can also be fulfilled by a letter of proficiency from a professor or a score of intermediate or higher on a placement test.
    How do you intend to fulfill this requirement?
  8. If you will fulfill the language requirement with coursework, list the foreign language courses you plan to take (it is fine if you’ve already taken them):
    • 1. Course (number and title)
    • 2.Units
    • 3. Term and Year
    • 4. Where will the course be taken?

  9. Intercultural competence


    List one diversity and inclusion course (e.g. intercultural communication, race, gender, sexuality, or disability courses) you plan to take (it is fine if you’ve already taken it):
    • 1. Course (course number and title)
    • 2. Units
    • 3. Term and year
    • 4. Where will the course be taken?
  10. List two global or area studies courses you plan to take (it is fine if you’ve already taken them). One Global/Area studies course can be fulfilled by studying abroad for a term on a UCEAP program in a country that has at some point hosted Peace Corps Volunteers in a country that has at some point hosted Peace Corps Volunteers:
    • 1. Course (number and title)
    • 2. Units
    • 3. Term and Year
    • 4. Where will the course be taken?

  11. Professional and leadership development


    Professional resume feedback: When do you plan to meet with Career Services for a one-on-one resume review?

    Month and Year:
  12. Professional interview prep: When do you plan to attend an interview workshop with Career Services?

    Month and Year:
  13. Describe a leadership experience that you have completed or intend to pursue:

    For example, leading a work or volunteer project, serving on the executive board of a student organization, or organizing a big campus event.
  14. I certify that all information reported in my application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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