Program Requirements
Program Requirements
- Concurrent enrollment in an undergraduate degree program at Â鶹ӰԺ.
- 18 hours of coursework from the certificate program course list as follows:
- 3 credits intro course ()
- 3 credits natural sciences
- 3 credits social sciences
- 3 credits humanities
- 3 credits electives
- 3 credits capstone course (CAMW4840: Independent Study)
- A total of 6 credit hours (in addition to CAMW4840 capstone) must be upper division.
- A total of 6 credit hours (in addition to the CAMW2001 intro course and CAMW4840 capstone) must be outside the student's major.
- Maintenance of a C average, and a grade of C or better for all certificate program courses.
- No transfer credits may be applied.
- Only courses for which a student receives a grade, rather than credit/non-credit or pass/fail, will count toward completion of the program.
- A maximum 3 credits of independent study (CAMW4840) and a maximum of 3 credits of internships (CAMW3939) may be applied toward program electives and subject areas.
- All course work must be completed within a period of 8 years.
- Students should attend a minimum of 3 Center of the American West events and submit a brief (2-3-pages, double-spaced) reflection paper about the program, drawing from an event or events and/or coursework and/or any other Center of the American West experiences, due by the last day of the final semester.
- Certificates will be awarded following a satisfactory review of official transcripts and completion of a University of Colorado undergraduate degree.
- Petitions to alter any of the above requirements must be approved by the Center’s faculty director.