Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Cultural Awareness Training Certificate (undergraduate) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Cultural Awareness Training Certificate (undergraduate)

College of Liberal Arts >> World Languages and Cultures department 

6 hours

A practical study of citizenship and professionalism in multicultural and multilingual environments. The course focuses on managing the challenges that cultural and linguistic diversity present to both organizations and individuals. A grade of B or better is required in all coursework for the Cultural Awareness Training certificate.

Undergraduate Certificate Requirements

  • Credit hours earned for a certificate may be applied toward another degree program.
  • A minimum of 6 credit hours toward the certificate must be completed at the University.
  • Coursework taken more than 4 years before the certificate is awarded may not be applied toward certificate requirements.
  • Students earning an undergraduate certificate are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.

Required Coursework

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
WLC 422 - Cultural Awareness Training
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Elective Course

Select one course from the following:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 251 - Environmental Conservation

USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
BIOL 362 - Economic Botany

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall (odd-numbered years)
Credits: 4
COMM 192 - Introduction to Mass Communication

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
DTHY 457 - Professional and Current Issues in Oral Healthcare
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ECON 241 - Global Economic Issues

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
EDUC 381 - Language, Literacy, and Culture

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENG 371 - Non-Western World Literature

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ENG 372 - Western World Literature

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
FREN 275 - The French Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
FREN 308 - Francophone Cultures

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
GEOG 330 - World Geography

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture (BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
GERM 275 - The German Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
GERM 308 - Germanic Cultures

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
HIST 111 - World Civilizations I, Beginnings to 1500

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry, Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
HIST 112 - World Civilizations II, 1500-Present

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry, Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
GLST 101 - Introduction to Global Studies

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
KIN 492 - Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
PHIL 366 - Environmental Ethics

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 271 - International Politics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
POLS 281 - Comparative Politics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
PRFS 301 - The Ethics of Global Engagement

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPAN 275 - The Hispanic Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
  • Any other course approved for Embedded Experience-Global Credits: 3
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