About Civics Literacy at Purdue
The civics literacy program is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students beginning with the fall of 2021. Once the activities are completed, a notation of Civics Literacy Proficiency will be placed on a student’s transcript.
The program will be available and optional for all other students (those who began in 2020 or earlier) and will lead to a notation of Civics Literacy Proficiency on a student’s transcript.
Civics Literacy activities are accessed via Brightspace. Students for whom Civics Literacy is a graduation requirement will have automatic accessibility to Brightspace where the activities are housed. Students who complete the activities voluntarily will register through MyPurdue.
Questions may be directed to civicsliteracy@purdue.edu
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Incoming students will be automatically enrolled in the Civics Literacy program after completing their course registration. Information about program requirements is available for students in Brightspace.
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The campus community is encouraged to submit their events with a focus on civics to the Civics Literacy page. Student organizations can submit their events through Boiler Link. All others (colleges, depts.) can submit their events here. To be listed as a Civics Literacy event, the event must be designed to address one or more of these:
- Increase understanding of important contemporary political issues
- Grow student engagement in American politics
- Expand awareness of processes and options for civic participation
- Increase civics knowledge