How to Apply
To be accepted into the program, you must meet the following requirements:
- An overall GPA of 2.700 or above, with permission given to allow PACE to access your academic record for review.
- Two PACE courses or electives must have been taken or be in progress at the time of application, one of which must be C210 or C211.
- An application essay of no more than 500 words explaining your interest in the program, including reflections on past political and civic engagement experiences and aspirations for future ones.
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be a letter from an instructor who has supervised some of your academic work.
- An interview with a PACE faculty or staff member, if selected to do so.
Because of the sequential nature of the Certificate requirements and fitting those into your curriculum, we encourage you to apply to PACE in the second semester of your freshman year or by the end of your sophomore year. That will allow you to plan to complete the core courses and electives before the internship, and all of these before the capstone course. Exceptions to this sequence will be considered based on examination of individual circumstances.
- First
Let us know you are interested. Contact us early in your undergraduate career so that you can receive updates and announcements. You might attend an open house, one of our public events, or an informational meeting, or make an appointment with the Associate Director in Franklin Hall 004, 812-856-1747, or just send an email to pace
indiana.edu. - When you have taken or are in the process of taking two PACE courses, at least one of which is C210 or C211(the other course may be an elective),
You may submit the application essay and letters of recommendation to our office. You will be contacted if you qualify for the program so that we can schedule an interview. If we have not met before then, we will discuss the sequencing of the program requirements in your individual curriculum. - If you are accepted into the program,
You will schedule a consultation with the Associate Director to discuss an internship placement.
Contact us with questions, concerns, or to stop by and chat about available resources!
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Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Program Office: Franklin Hall 004C,
812-856-1747
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Michael Grossberg, Director
