Upcoming Courses

The following courses are affiliated with the Civic Engagement and Social Change Minor.

Courses in the Civic Engagement and Social Change Minor develop students' civic knowledge, skills, attitudes, and applications, and provide opportunities for students to reflect upon how course content supports their development as civically engaged community members. These courses explicitly link civic engagement to course content and contribute to student learning outcomes in at least two of the four civic engagement learning domains listed in the Civic Engagement and Social Change Minor learning outcomes.

To view a list of all courses currently eligible as electives for the minor, visit the online course catalog.

This minor requirements checklist can also be used to guide academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their minor of study.

In consultation with their advisor, teacher education majors interested in urban teacher preparation are recommended to choose four courses (12 credit hours) from the minor that have an urban education focus (only one course at the 100 level can be taken). To view a list of all courses currently eligible as electives in the urban education concentration, visit the online course catalog.

Required Courses Offered in Spring 2026

Catalog Number	Course Title	Section Number	Faculty Member
IDS 125	Foundations Of Citizenship: Introduction To Civic Responsibility	001	Catherine Poffenbarger
POL 101	Citizens and Governance	002	Sherri Replogle

Electives Offered in Spring 2026

Note: more courses may be added!

Catalog Number	Course Title	Section Number	Faculty Member
CJS 102	Individuals, Society, and Justice	0012	Ralph Weisheit
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	003	Steve Rahko
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	004	Blessing Okafor
COM 303	Controversy and Contemporary Society	001	Joseph Zompetti
COM 356	Executive Speechwriting	001	Pete Smudde
COM 371	International Political Communication	001	Joseph Zompetti
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	001	Laura Kalmes
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	002	Laura Kalmes
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	003	Kathleen O'Brien
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	004	TBD
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	010	Elizabeth Lugg
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	011	Kathleen O'Brien
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	012	Kathleen O'Brien
EAF 235	Historical Foundations	001	Francis Godwyll
EAF 235	Historical Foundations	002	Kathleen O'Brien
FCS 333	Family and Consumer Public Policy	001	Tammy Harpel
HIS 322	American Urban History	001	Alan Lessoff
HIS 390	History-Social Science Teaching Methodology II	001	Andrew Hartman
HIS 390	History-Social Science Teaching Methodology II	001	Andrew Hartman
LAL 109	Introduction To Latina/O Studies	001	Alejandro Enriquez
LAL 109	Introduction To Latina/O Studies	002	Marta Ascherio
LAL 109	Introduction To Latina/O Studies	003	Alejandro Enriquez
LAL 109	Introduction To Latina/O Studies	004	Fernando Severino
MAT 223	Introduction To Secondary Mathematics Education	001	Óscar Chavez
PHI 236	Values and the Environment	001	Todd Stewart
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	001	Julie Campbell
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	002	Julie Campbell
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	003	Laura Finan
PSY 302	Adolescent Development	001	Jacqueline Cerda-Smith

Recent Electives

Click here to view a list of courses tagged with the "Civic Engagement" attribute in recent semesters.

Finding courses with the Civic Engagement attribute

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The Civic Engagement attribute will only appear as an option if one of the classes/sections being searched has that attribute applied to it.

If you select that Civic Engagement option, it will bring up the exact section(s) with that attribute for you to select and enroll in.