Peace Corps Prep

Leveraging concrete knowledge and skills is central to on-the-ground international development work. Through this program, you will begin to build a professional specialty, which should serve your career well whether or not you become a Peaces Corps Volunteer.

• Three courses that align with a specific work sector
• Minimum of 50 hours of volunteer or work experience in that same sector

Stetson supports five sectors in which Peace Corps Volunteers serve

• Education
• Health
• Environment
• Youth in Development
• Community Economic Development

Working across cultures often entails verbal and nonverbal languages distinct from your own.

Requirements vary by language

Engaging thoughtfully and fluidly across cultures begins with one's own self-awareness. With this learning objective, you will deepen your cultural agility through a mix of three introspective courses in which you learn about others while reflecting upon your own self in relation to others. The goal is for you to build your capacity to shift perspective and behavior around relevant cultural differences.

• Three approved courses

International development is a highly professional sector. It is difficult to break into and demands great initiative and leadership to advance professionally within the field.

• Resume workshop and review offered by Career and Professional Development or resume review by approved non-profit employer partner (e.g., Peace Corps, City Year, AmeriCorps)
• Interview workshop offered by Career and Professional Development or practice interview with approved non-profit employer partner (e.g., Peace Corps, City Year, AmeriCorps)
• Participate in a Leadership Education and Development program and serve in a leadership role on campus