The Community Systems and Engagement (CSE) Pathways Minor encourages participation by undergraduate students from all majors. The minor prepares students to address persistent community issues through active citizenship and systems thinking competency. By combining community engagement, service learning, and applied problem solving, the minor creates substantial opportunities for experiential learning.
The Pathways Minor in Community Systems and Engagement requires completion of 18 credit hours as follows:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| Diversity and Community Engagement (Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| Community Service Learning (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Ethical Reasoning ; Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| 3 |
| SPIA 2024 | Community Systems Thinking (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| HD 3024 | Community Analytics (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (advanced); Ethical Reasoning) | 3 |
| SPIA 4784 | Community Systems Capstone (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (advanced); Ethical Reasoning; Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| 9 |
| 1 | 6 |
| Leadership for Global Sustainability (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| Field Work/Practicum (variable credit) | |
| Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques (Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts ; Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (applied); Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| Study Abroad (variable credit) | |
| The Washington Semester: Seminar in American Politics and Public Policy | |
| Washington Semester: Politics, Policy and Administration in A Democracy | |
2 | |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Notes:
- No more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the Minor in Community Systems and Engagement may be double-counted by a student toward the requirements of a major.
- A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in minor.
- Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites. Please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
