Requirements
The certificate program requires that students participate in extracurriculars, service, and coursework related to the PRME principles, and either write their own blog or contribute towards a group blog during the process. All components must take place over the course of 3 semesters. Each applicant needs to submit an application in March of his/her year of graduation to Professor Forrer at jforrer@gwu.edu
Coursework: 6 credit hours. These credits can either be from specific CSR related courses or any other course that ties into the PRME principles. (Examples include: sustainability classes, CSR classes, business ethics, etc.) If you have questions about whether or not a specific course would count, please contact Professor Forrer at jforrer@gwu.edu
Extracurricular:At least 15 hours for each of 3 semesters must be spent outside of the classroom, contributing to a group or club that improves the university community. This is not limited to Net Impact and can be any George Washington University organization.
Service Learning: At least 50 hours total must be spent participating in a community service activity before March of his/her year of graduation. At least ten hours of the service must be to the same organization.
What counts as service?
To be a responsible manager, one must take account and appreciate the interactions between what a business does and the communities it affects. Therefore the goal of the service component is for each applicant to engage with and learn more about communities to ensure that he/she will be in a better position to engage them effectively as a manager. An example of an activity that would not qualify is one that is more of a fundraising effort done in ‘isolation’ of the community it is intended to effect. An example of a service opportunity that would qualify is an activity through which applicants work directly with community organizations, people or groups, and would therefore result in direct engagement and learning. Still have questions about whether or not a specific service activity you have or plan on participating in counts? If so, please contact Professor John Forrer at jforrer@gwmail.gwu.edu
Blog: All applicants are encouraged to blog about their coursework, extracurricular and service learning in order to share their experiences and establish a dialogue with other applicants and professors. Applicants can either maintain their own blog, or contribute to the group blog, or both.
For more information or to apply, please contact Eliza Roberts at ebr@gwmail.gwu.edu
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