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The Intercultural Competence Mentorship Certificate (ICMC)

Created in partnership with the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP), the Intercultural Competence Mentorship Certificate (ICMC) provides graduate students with a mentorship skillset specific to intercultural competence development. The program will improve their appeal to employers and ultimately benefit the sectors, including higher education, in which they work. The learning outcomes of the certificate will also personally enrich participants because mentoring others effectively demands a commitment to life-long learning.

The certificate is open to non-degree seekers, currently-enrolled Purdue graduate students, and students who wish to include it as a component of an interdisciplinary graduate degree.

To apply for the ICMC, go to Graduate School. Materials to submit include a current transcript, a statement of purpose describing your interest in intercultural competence mentorship along with any relevant educational or experiential background, and other general information.

Specific Course Requirements

For-Credit Courses

3 credits – one or more courses totaling at least 3 hours of credit that align with the learning outcomes for worldview frameworks and/or cultural diversity. Because courses offerings shift frequently and many courses may count, CILMAR does not maintain a list of courses that meet this requirement. Rather, you are asked to fill out the ICMC Worldview/Diversity Course Proposal Form for each course you would like to count toward this requirement. The form elaborates definitions and criteria.
3 credits – one or more courses totaling at least 3 hours of credit that align with the learning outcomes of attitudes, skills, and knowledge relevant to mentorship. Because courses offerings shift frequently and many courses may count, CILMAR does not maintain a list of courses that meet this requirement. Rather, you are asked to fill out the ICMC Mentorship Course Proposal Form for each course you would like to count toward this requirement. The form elaborates criteria.
3 credits – GRAD 59000 Mentorship of Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application. Please see the sample syllabus.

Not-for-Credit Components

Applied Learning Requirement (Students register for 0-3 credits) – an experience constituted by 40-80 contact hours in which the graduate student is in a mentoring role for the intercultural development of others in a formal, structured program, course, or project, which could include an eligible study abroad/away program, internship, TAship, research project, community service learning, practicum, clinical. Prior or retroactive approval of experiences by CILMAR is required, as is a letter from the supervisor confirming number of hours and description of student’s role
Portfolio Requirement – each for-credit course and not-for-credit component should be documented with student artifacts and a critical reflection on student growth, culminating in a capstone written or filmed reflective narrative.

Course Created for this Certificate

GRAD 59000 Mentorship of Intercultural Competence. Please see the sample syllabus.

Student Learning and Assessment Outcomes:

1. The ability to apply a deep understanding...

...of cultural worldview frameworks (from the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence AAC&U VALUE rubric) and awareness of cultural diversity (from the Global Learning AAC&U VALUE rubric) to a variety of personal and professional settings;

2. The facility to excel as a mentor...

...in guiding the individual developmental processes of others, for example by exhibiting skills in leadership, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, individual reflection, classroom management, and group dialogue facilitation; and

3. The capacity to design, implement, and assess...

...theoretically-grounded and research-informed formal and informal intercultural learning opportunities for groups and individuals, in person and in virtual settings.

Updated October 31, 2022