Curriculum

Service, Civic Engagement and Activism

Competency Skills 

Required Core (2)

• Complete 25 hours of community service in an area you are passionate about
• Design your own social action project or participate in a project you're passionate about
  

Elective Options (3)

• Attend a local/state/national debate, forum, meeting, legislative session, etc.
• Attend a WVU community engagement/volunteer fair and visit a minimum of three organizations 
• Complete 10 hours of service with the same organization (in addition to the core requirement)
• Complete a national service program (i.e., AmeriCorps state or national, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC)  [if completed, the course will count for all 3 elective requirements]
• Complete a service-learning  S-designated class
• Connect with a nonprofit organization and carry out a donation drive
• Hold active membership in a  service-based organization
• Participate in an official public education campaign
• Participate in programming in a local West Virginia county provided by  WVU Extension Services
• Register to vote in your home nation (if applicable)
• Other

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Leadership Development

Competency Skills

Required Core (1)

• Enroll and complete a co-curricular leadership development cohort experience, such as:
  • First-Year Leadership Academy 
  • Certified Student Leader Program
  • Nolan Burch Greek Leadership Academy 
  • Resident Advisor Training 
  • Diversity Ambassador Training
  • Peer Advocate Training
  • Peer Mentor
  • Presidential Student Ambassadors
    
  • PAL (Peer Advising for Leadership)
    
  • Strengths- Based Leadership Pod

Elective Options (3)

• 1:1 CliftonStrengths Coaching Session with  WVU Purpose Center
• Attend an event or lecture offered by a WVU unit or department focused on any element of leadership
• Enroll in a Leadership Studies Course (if completed, the course will count for all 3 elective requirements-  not limited to the courses listed below) Examples include:
  • LDR 201 Principles of Leadership
  • LDR 301 Problems in Leadership
  • LDR 401 Leadership in Action
• Serve as a Student Ambassador
• Serve as an Orientation Team Leader
• Serve in a leadership role within a student organization and reflected on WVUEngage
• Other

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Career and Professional Development

Competency Skills

Required Core (4)

• Complete your Handshake profile
• Attend a career fair and/or professional development event hosted by Career Services 
• Schedule an appointment with a career development specialist (CDS) in Career Services 
• Upload your resume to Handshake after it is reviewed by a career development specialist (CDS)

Elective Options (3)

• Attend a  Strengths- Based Career Development Workshops
• Complete  FOCUS2 to explore possible majors and career options
• Complete the  Research Apprenticeship Program ( if completed, the RAP program will count for all 3 elective requirements)
• Identify and complete a career-related summer or part-time jobs that complements your major
• Job shadow with a local company to gain exposure in your chosen area/field
• Participate in a  study abroad or international internship opportunities 
• Register for the following career and professional development course that matches your level of career readiness (if completed, the course will count for all 3 elective requirements- not limited to the courses listed below) Examples include:
• a. ORIN 151 - Choosing a Major and Career: Find your purpose if you are unsure about your major or are considering changing majors
• b. ORIN 152 - Learning Career Skills: Begin preparing for an internship or other career-related work experience
• c. ORIN 251 - Preparing for Success: Refine your resume, build a professional network and master the interview process
• d. ORIN 252 -Professional Development: Learn to leverage your knowledge and skills to build your professional brand 
• Other

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Cross-Cultural Competency

Competency Skills

Required Core (4)

• Attend a diversity/inclusion/social justice workshop
• Attend a LGBTQ Center program or event focused on the LGBTQIA+ experience
• Attend a Center for Black Culture event or event focused on the Black/African American experience
• Research Title IX processes and write a reflection

Elective Options (2)

• Attend a  Culturally Aware Strengths Workshop by WVU Purpose Center
• Engage in a program/initiative focused on identity
• Participate in a Diversity Week event
• Participate in a  program sponsored by FirstGen Initiatives
• Participate in a program sponsored by the REACH Student Success Center
• Register and attend the Multicultural Student Leadership Retreat/Conference
• Other

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Appreciation of the Arts

Competency Skills

Required Core (2)

• Visit the Art Museum of WVU and write a reflection
• Visit the Outdoor Art Gallery and write a reflection

Elective Options (3)

• Attend a student performance in the Creative Arts Center
• Attend a performing arts event in Morgantown
• Attend an art gallery/viewing
• Draw, paint, carve or sculpt a project and write a reflection on it
• Participate in a poetry or creative writing workshop
• Read the book selected through the Campus Read initiative and write a reflection
• Visit a Art in the Libraries Exhibit
• Other

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Wellness

Competency Skills

Required Core (4)

• Participate in any Mental Wellbeing Module 
  
• Attend one activity or event sponsored by three of the following offices:
  • Adventure WV
  • Campus Recreation
  • Carruth Center
  • Collegiate Recovery
  • WellWVU

Elective Options (3)

• Attend a wellness workshop
• Attend a sacred text study
• Attend a  Strengths- Based Wellness Workshop
• Join a faith-based student organization or religious group 
• Participate as a member of an intramural or club sports team
• Participate in a meditation or mindfulness program
• Participate in  naloxone (NARCAN) training
• Participate in  Recovery Ally training
• Participate in a  Well-Being Adventure Series event
• Other

Community Standards and Student Responsibility

Competency Skills

Required Core (2)

• Complete the Know the Code online education module offered by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Complete the PreventZone Hazing Prevention 101 online education module

Elective Options (2)

• Attend an academic integrity focused workshop or presentation
• Attend a bystander intervention training session
• Attend an event or presentation that promotes responsibility
• Attend a  financial literacy session
• Complete the Campus Safety Training Module through the University Police Department
• Participate in an activity that strives to develop a positive relationship between WVU students and Morgantown residents
• Other

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Sense of Self

Competency Skills

Required Core (3)

• Create a personal mission statement
• Take the CliftonStrength's Assessment through the WVU Purpose Center
• Complete a Student Lingo Workshop through the REACH Student Success Center
  

Elective Options (3)

• Attend an Adventure WV First Year Trip

• Examine your first, middle, last name or chosen name; write a reflection on its meaning or history
• Participate in a program based on your ethnicity
• Participate in a SORTS Seminar through the Office of Student Success
  
• Participate in a workshop hosted by the WVU Purpose Center
• Watch a television series or movie based on your ethnicity and write a reflection
• Write a reflection on your upbringing
• Other

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Alma Mater

Competency Skills

Required Core (4)

• Attend Up All Night
• Attend a WVU athletic event
• Participate in any Homecoming event
• Review and write a reflection on the WVU Alumni Association's Mountaineer Traditions
  

Elective Options (3)

• Attend  Commencement
• Attend Fall Family Weekend
• Attend Fall Fest
• Attend Monday Night Lights
• Attend  Meet the Greeks or a Greek Life interest meeting
• Complete a self-guided campus tour or a Navigate WVU consultation (available during Destination WVU or Welcome Week)
• Connect with WVU Alumni Association's LinkedIn and research WVU alumni working professionally in your area of interest
  
• Explore  WVU alumni chapters/affinity groups in the regions you’d be interested in interning, working, or living after graduation. Upload the list of chapters/groups on WVU Engage.
• Participate in an event during Mountaineer Week
• Participate in MountaineerTHON through fundraising, participation or involvement in the MountaineerTHON student organization
• Visit the Erickson Alumni Center and write a reflection on an exhibit (Mountaineer Mascot Wall, Fraternity & Sorority display, Jack Fleming Corner, Academy of Distinguished Alumni) or an event you attended at the Center
• Other

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Reflection Project

Competency Skills 

Required Core (1)

• A culminating final project (in a medium negotiated between student and Project 168 coach or staff) answering the following prompt:

Identify one social/economic/community priority or concern facing the state of West Virginia. Examine its roots and impact while identifying strategies for eradication (if applicable).