Global Service

The Global Service and Peace Corps Prep Program at the University of Oregon guides you in adding a global, intercultural, service dimension to any major, while encouraging you to reflect on your place in the wider world and your own responsibilities.

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Nationally for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers
100%
Students receive professional preparation
1,388
Total Peace Corps Volunteers from the UO
18
Majors represented in Peace Corps Prep/Global Service

How the Global Service Program Prepares You

The requirements for the global service minor and the Peace Corps Prep Certificate are identical, and fulfilling requirements for one automatically fulfills the other. The global service minor is a UO degree that, upon completion, will appear on your University of Oregon transcript.

  • Offers a likely advantage when applying to the Peace Corps
  • Helps you to integrate academic knowledge with a commitment to service
  • Students receive one-on-one advising and professional development guidance from the program’s advising team
  • Guarantees the experiences and expertise required by the diverse communities and workplaces of today
  • The ability to tailor your certificate program to your own goals by choosing among six sectors designed to meet the needs of communities around the world
  • The opportunity to create an individualized program of study by choosing 24-32 credits from departments across campus
  • A way to increase your competitiveness in the job market by expanding your global awareness and providing experiences, skills and knowledge
Testomony of Lillie Clark, Political Science, 2022

How Global Service Enriches Your Education

“Peace Corps Prep was a wonderful program to prepare me for service because it encouraged me to consider global perspectives on education and development. I thoroughly enjoyed my prep program and did feel more knowledgeable while training to be a volunteer."

—Lillie Clark, Political Science, '22

Our Degree Program

The Global Service studies minor is an interdisciplinary program.

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Social Sciences News and CAS Events

POLITICAL SCIENCE - Years before Sravya Tadepalli started working as a senior legislative advisor at the Oregon Employment Department, she was a Clark Honors College student studying political science and journalism. As a UO student, she received some of the highest honors for an undergrad, including being a Truman Scholar and Rhodes Scholar finalist. After the UO, Tadepalli went to graduate school at Harvard University to earn a master’s degree in public policy.
ENGLISH, WOMEN'S, GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES - From noon to 1:30 pm Monday, Feb. 17, experts will discuss on the works by Octavia E. Butler's work and her legacy, as well as Afrofuturism, and how her literature can inspire us to see new futures and view the past through a new lens. “Octavia E. Butler’s work remains as urgent and essential as ever,” said Kemi Balogun, one of the organizers and an associate professor in CAS.
SOCIOLOGY - After spending decades in the professional world, this sociology major has finally found his path—and he’s helping other students find theirs.

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