American Civics Certificate

Campus: Knoxville

Undergraduate Certificate Type: Add-On, Stand-Alone

Admission Standards/Procedures

Students seeking admission to the Undergraduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Undergraduate Council.

Academic Standards

Students must complete all courses from this list with a 2.5 GPA or higher for the American Civics Certificate.

Required Courses

• Select one of the following courses:

• IAC 101* - Engaging Civically 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 102* - Visions of America 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 201* - Construction and Reconstruction of the American Republic 3 Credit Hours

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• Select three of the following courses:

• HBS 303 - National Challenges 3 Credit Hours
• HBS 304 - State and Local Challenges 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 301 - Acting Democratically 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 302 - American Legal System 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 303 - Legal Research and Writing 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 311 - Might and Right Among Nations 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 401 - The Art of the Possible 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 404 - Crime, Law, and Justice 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 405 - Civil Law and Justice 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 406 - Constitutional Interpretation 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 412 - Philosophical Origins of American Ideologies 3 Credit Hours
• IAC 413 - The Military in American Democracy 3 Credit Hours

Non-Course Requirements

Students may pursue this Undergraduate Certificate on a full-time or part-time basis. They must earn all hours of this program at the University of Tennessee.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.