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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Constitutional Studies Certificate


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The Institute of American Civics in the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs offers a Constitutional Studies Certificate. The Constitutional Studies Certificate consists of 12 credit hours of coursework.

Campus: Knoxville


Undergraduate Certificate Type: Add-On, Stand-Alone


Admission Standards/Procedures


Students seeking admission to the Undergraduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Undergraduate Council.

Academic Standards


Students must complete all courses from this list with a 2.5 GPA or higher for the Constitutional Studies Certificate.

Prerequisites


Students who are currently degree-seeking undergraduates must have completed IAC 203 with a C grade or better, and have a  minimum of 2.5 GPA to enter the certificate program. Students who have earned their bachelors or who are currently enrolled at another accredited four-year institution are recommended to have completed at least an introductory course in American Government with a C grade or better. 

Non-Course Requirements


Students may pursue this Undergraduate Certificate on a full-time or part-time basis. They must earn all hours of this program at the University of Tennessee.

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