International Certificates Survey

Community Colleges for International Development (CCID)

&
Santa Fe College
December 2014

Shawn Woodin
Associate Director,
Research & Knowledge

Paloma Rodriguez,
Coordinator of International Education

Survey Overview________________________________________
Total responses: 32
Completed: 18
Responses not included in survey: 1

Respondents by state:
State

Institution

Country

CA
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
HI
IA
IL
MA
MA
MI
NC
NC
OK
ON
WI

West Los Angeles College

Florida International University
Polk State College
Saint Petersburg College
Santa Fe College
Indian River State College
Tallahassee Community College
Valencia College
Leeward Community College
Southeastern Community College
Parkland College
Bristol Community College
Northern Essex Community College
Northwestern Michigan College
Davidson Community College
Pitt Community College
Tulsa Community College
Humber College
Madison College

US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
Canada
US

1- Does your institution have, or is developing, an International Studies/Global Scholar Certificate as part of
your internationalization efforts?

1.1. Program Implementation

47% of the respondents have
not started implementing their program yet.

Implemented

47%

53%

Planning Stages

2- Students in which type of program may earn the International Studies/Global Scholar Certificate? (Select
all that apply)

3- Is there a required capstone project? If yes, what type (Select all that apply)?

3- When a student completes the certificate, is the achievement reflected in his/her transcript?

5- Are there additional features/requirements to earn the certificate (i.e. internship, service learning,
volunteer hours, etc. If yes, please describe.

Institution

State

Bristol
Community
College

MA

Davidson
Community
College

NC

Florida
International
University

FL

Degree
AA/
AS

AA/
AS

AA/
AS

Applied
Science

Applied
Science

Applied
Science

Curricular
Less
than
2
year

15 credits
Required Courses:

Less
than
2
year

15 hours of globalized
courses.

Less
than
2
year

4 Global Learning (GL)

Designated-courses.

ON
Canada

Less
than
2
year

Capstone

Transcript

Service Learning required

(Varies)
Final
Reflection
Presentation
Portfolios

8 'passport events.'

-Global Leadership
-Global Awareness GE
course

Part of UNC Chapel Hill

Scholar of Global Distinction
consortium

GL courses include specific

learning outcomes: global
awareness, global
perspective, and global
engagement. GL courses
currently exist in nearly
every academic department.
Study Abroad & Foreign
Language coursework can
count toward the certificate.

Humber
College

Co-curricular

Students must take the

following courses and
complete the experience
requirements associated
with them:
(1) GBLC 001:
Introduction to Global
Citizenship

Website

Contact

Transcript
notation

http://bristolcc.s
martcatalogiq.co
m/en/20142015/Catalog/Ce
rtificates/GlobalLeadership

Mary Zahm
Mary.Zahm@bristo
lcc.edu

Presentation

Transcript
notation

https://www.dav
idsonccc.edu/aca
demics/scholarsglobal-distinction

Suzanne LaVenture
336-249-8186
slaventure@davids
onccc.edu

Final
Reflection

No
transcript
notation

http://goglobal.fi
u.edu/medallion

Eric Feldman
305-348-4145
efeldman@fiu.edu

ePortfolio.

Transcript
notation

http://internatio
nal.humber.ca/st
udyabroad/globalcitizenship

Rebecca Fitzgerald,
416-675-6622
x3179
rebecca.fitzgerald
@humber.ca

Students must have a

global experience - either
study abroad or a locally
designed project.
20 points of global cocurricular activities
required.
1 point for lectures,
roundtable discussions,
and other interactive
programs count toward
points each semester.
5 points for semester-long
global leadership
positions
Internships and original
research are also an
option
- Student Success and
Engagement: First-Year
Experience Program
(Senior Students)
- Alternative Spring Break
in the GTA
- International Centre:
Connect Buddy Program
- Humber Student
Federation (HSF)

Institution

State

Degree

Curricular
(2) GBLC 002:
Citizen at Humber

Humber
College
(cont.)

(3) GBLC 003:

Citizen of the World
(4) GBLC 004:
Global Perspectives

TBD

Indian River
State College

FL

AA/
AS

Leeward
Community
College

HI

AA/
AS

Applied
Science

Less
than
2
year

18-20 credits

Madison
College

WI

AA/
AS

Applied
Science

Less
than
2
year

15 credits in international
coursework

Co-curricular
- Student Success and
Engagement: LEAD
Program
- Humber orientation
- Volunteer Toronto
- Exchange Semester
Abroad
- Internship / Work
Placement Abroad
-Faculty-led Study Tour /
Course Abroad
-Summer Study Program
Abroad
- Alternative Spring Break
Abroad
TBD

N/A

3 credits of world language

study (minimum) up to a
maximum of 8 (out of the 15
required)

Credits within an existing

associate degree program
with international content
may count toward the global
studies certificate.
Credits can be transferred
from another institution

Students must participate

in an international study
abroad experience. This
can range from a noncredit one-week facultyled service program to a
full semester program
abroad.
This requirement is
waived for international
students

Capstone

Transcript

Website

Contact

TBD

Transcript
notation

TBD

Alexandra Anez
772-462-7784
canez@irsc.edu

No capstone
project
required

Transcript
notation

http://www.lee
ward.hawaii.edu
/asc-globalstudies

Steve Jacques
808-455-0519
jacques@hawaii.ed
u

No capstone
project

Transcript
notation

http://madisonc
ollege.edu/progr
aminfo/interdiscipli
nary-globalstudiescertificate

Geoff Bradshaw
608-246-6165
gbradshaw@madis
oncollege.edu

Institution
Northern
Essex
Community
College

State
MA

Degree
AA/
AS

Applied
Science

Curricular

Co-curricular

Under development
Planning for Fall 2015
Projected:
2 global awareness courses
3 global papers/projects/

Application in a club
option

International programing

Exact amounts TBD

Capstone

Transcript

Website

Contact

Transcript
notation

TBD

Marcy Yeager
978-556-3326
myeager@necc.ma
ss.edu

Transcript
notation

https://www.nm
c.edu/studentservices/internat
ionalservices/globalendorsement/in
dex.html

Jim Bensley
231-995-2527
jbensley@nmc.edu

Attending a number of
campus events

Open to all levels and

integrated into Success/first
year programing

Northwestern MI
Michigan
College

AA/
AS

Applied
Science

3 globally intensive courses.

Student must complete with

a grade point of 2.5 or
higher

Almost every course offered

can also be used to fulfil
core requirements for the
Michigan Transfer
Agreement.

Global Experience Options

(must complete at least
one option)
50 points: Participation in
10 days or more of an
overseas study abroad.
1030 points: Completion
of a minimum of 10 hours
of domestic international
service learning.
30 points: Completed
research or creative
project (similar to an
honors project) focusing
on an international topic
that involves personal
interactions with
individuals, artifacts or
ideas from a culture
outside of the US.
5 points: Minimum of four
NMC international events,
one per semester is
required.

ePortfolio
&
Presentation

Institution
Parkland
College

Pitt
Community
College

Polk State
College

Saint
Petersburg
College

Santa Fe
College

State
IL

NC

Degree
AA/
AS

AA/
AS

Curricular

Applied
Science

TBD

FL

FL

AA/
AS

AA/
AS

AA/
AS

TBD

Capstone

Transcript

Website

ePortfolio

Transcript
notation

TBD

Wendy Patriquin
217-353-2353
wpatriquin@parkla
nd.edu

Transcript
notation

TBD
General
website:

Jessica James
252-493-7480
jjaimes@email.pitt
cc.edu

Presentation

Applied
Science

15 credit hours of globally

intensive courses.
Students must maintain a
2.0 GPA

FL

Co-curricular

Applied
Science

Applied
Science

Applied
Science

Less
than
2
year

8 international activities,
including attending
special speaking
engagements and film
screenings.

Part of UNC Chapel Hill

Scholar of Global Distinction
consortium

30 hours of participation
in either study abroad or a
domestic intercultural
experience.

15 credit hours from a listing

of courses that are peer
reviewed by a faculty panel.

3 approved presentations
or cultural events and
write a 500-750 word
reflection essay for each
one.

Final
Reflection
Presentation

www.pittcc.edu/
pccglobal

Global
resume/
portfolio

Reflective
essay

TBD

TBD

ePortfolio

15-18 credits in curricular

requirements

20-30 hours in cocurricular requirements

Presentation

12 credit hours in
international courses
8 credit hours in a foreign
language.

70 points in
extracurricular activities.
Student can accrue points
through participation in
any of the following:

Transcript
notation

http://www.polk
.edu/institutefor-globalinitiatives/globalstudiesprogram/progra
m-requirements/

Naomi Boyer
863-298-6854
nboyer@polk.edu

Transcript
notation

TBD

Ramona Kirsch
727-341-3732
kirsch.ramona@sp
college.edu

Transcript
notation

http://www.sfcol
lege.edu/interna
tional/index.php
?section=interna
tional_certificate

Paloma Rodriguez
352-395-5607
paloma.rodriguez
@sfcollege.edu

Presentation

Participation in study
abroad experience,
service learning project,
or other designed event.

Reflection
Essay
ePortfolio

Contact

Institution

State

Degree

Curricular

Co-curricular

Capstone

Transcript

Website

Contact

5 points for International

lectures, films, and events

Santa Fe
College
(cont.)

10 points for international

club membership
20 points for international
research
30 points for international
research presented at
conference
60 points for study abroad

Southeastern
Community
College

IA

AA/
AS

TBD

TBD

TBD

Transcript
notation

TBD

Carole Richardson
319-208-5054
crichardson@sccio
wa.edu

Tallahassee
Community
College

FL

AA/
AS

6 credit hours from the Arts

& Sciences category

5 global events on campus

Capstone
assignment

Transcript
notation

https://www.tcc.
fl.edu/Current/Gl
obalLearning/Pa
ges/CourseRequirements.as
px

Agama Forster
8502018058
agamaf@tcc.fl.edu
kupferb@tcc.fl.edu

TBD

No capstone
project
required
(but
capstone
course
proposed)

Transcript
notation

TBD

Douglas Price
918.595.7853
douglas.price@tuls
acc.edu

6 credit hours from the

History & Social Sciences
category
3 credit hours from the
Electives category
3 credit hours of the
Capstone Course

Tulsa
Community
College

OK

AA/
AS

TBD
Projected:
15 core hours of courses
that have 50% or more of its
content rooted in another
world area
- Introduction to Global
Studies course and a follow
up 'capstone' course;

Institution

State

Degree

Curricular

Co-curricular

Capstone

Transcript

Website

Contact

15 credit hours from a list of

approved courses

15 hours form a list of

approved activities
If they do study abroad, it
waives the co-curricular
requirements.

Different
options to
choose from

Transcript
notation

http://valenciaco
llege.edu/interna
tional/studyabro
ad/students/eve
nts/globaldistinc
tion.cfm

Jennifer
Robertson
407-582-3404
jrobertson@valenc
iacollege.edu

Certificates in International
Area Studies (Africa, Asia,
Latin America, Middle East)
that includes:

Co-curricular
requirements include:

No capstone
project

Transcript
notation

TBD

Mark Pracher
310-287-4467
prachem@wlac.ed
u

-9 or more hours in an
international language

Tulsa
Community
College
(cont.)

-A course in cultural / world

geography;
-Any course taken via our
study abroad course would
also count in the degree.

Valencia
College

FL

AA/
AS

West Los
Angeles
College

CA

AA/
AS

Applied
Science

Less
than
2
year

6 units of common core

coursework (Intro to
Globalization and Economics
of Globalization)
6 units from courses in
Africa, Asia, Latin America,
or the Middle East.
OR
A Certificate in Global
Studies that includes:
-6 units in common core
coursework (Intro to
Globalization and Economics
of Globalization)
- 6 units from a range of
courses (Politics of the
Middle East, Environmental
Science, the Movement of
Labor, International
Relations, or Cultural
Anthropology).

-participating in meetings
with guest speakers
- trips to different parts of
Los Angeles associated
with particular ethnic
groups (Little Tokyo,
Korea Town, Little Saigon,
Thai Town, Little Manila,
Little Ethiopia, etc.),
-the option of study
abroad or internships in
multi-cultural/lingual
settings

Institution
West Los
Angeles
College
(cont.)

State

Degree

Curricular
Additionally students can
earn an AA degree in
International Studies (for
transfer to UCLA) or an AA in
Global Studies. (pathway to
the California State
University bound student).

Co-curricular

Capstone

Transcript

Website

Contact