Civic & Community Engagement Certificate
Earn Credit & Build Connections
All while engaging with your community and gaining experience.
Enhance your experiences and build valuable connections with the Civic and Community Engagement Certificate Program at UW-Green Bay. Open to students in any major, this flexible program combines coursework from various fields and includes high-impact practices like internships and research projects. You'll gain hands-on experience and benefit from community initiatives.
12 Credits
In addition to four courses that explore civic identity, you'll need to complete one noncredit community experience outside of the classroom.
For Any Professional
Whether you're a student or local citizen, our certificate is made for anyone who wants to better understand your local community.
Valuable
Affordability meets quality. Total cost is $4,176 for all 12 credits in the 2025-26 year.
Community Engagement Experience Options
In order to complete the certificate, you must complete at least one experience in the community, although you can complete as many as you want.
- Student Ambassadors or Student Government Association
- ELE plus SEC programming, including potential Civics Week and Active Citizen Cohort program (Student Engagement programming)
- Civil Dialogues Campus Leader experience
- Newman Fellowship experience
- Maple Street Project participation
- Women Leadership Institute certificate
- Mentoring Project at the Cofrin School of Business (soon to be open to all majors)
- Phoenix Leadership Program certificate from the Cofrin School of Business (open to all majors)
- Non-Campus Community Engagement portfolio (Leadership GB, serving on community org’s Board, and similar)
Any internship, independent study, teaching assistantship, research assistantship or honors project dealing with community and civic engagement as well as community or civic engagement courses in the major, subject to CCE approval.
Not Just Your
Civic Duty
Build skills to stand out in the job market.
Gain practical experience that translates into a competitive edge in the job market. Through this certificate, you'll engage in real-world issues, like public problem-solving and community-based projects. Whether you want to pursue a career in public administration, business, nonprofit leadership or beyond, the skills gained from this program positions you as a leader who prioritizes serving the public good.
Meet a
Phoenix
"The ability to go out into the community and intern for a community organization was not only exciting but informative and beneficial for my future. In this opportunity I made connections with my mentors and with the community partners they had, was involved in the community in a new way, and was always given opportunities to show my own leadership, and communication skills which boosted my confidence greatly. This program helped develop who I am a student, a future leader and as a member of the community through the connections and content of the Civic Scholars program and my service-learning internship."
Katie Barlow '25
Psychology Major, Women, Gender and Sexualities Studies Minor, Certificate in Civic Engagement
Ask An Expert
Ashley Heath is a Lecturer of Public and Environmental Affairs. She also serves as Program Manager for the Center for Civic Engagement. If you have questions, Ashley can help.