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Global Competency Certificate (GCC)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Every graduate student has different goals and the Global Competency Certificate will allow you the flexibility to customize your global experiences to reflect your interests and expertise.  The Global Competency Certificate will validate the global skills and competencies developed during your graduate studies at DePaul.  You will be able to use the Global Competency Certificate to:

  • Curate a series of global learning activities
  • Document and validate your inter-cultural competencies
  • Build skills that help you work with diverse teams 
  • Differentiate you in your field and in the job market 

​ The Global Competency Certificate will be available to all graduate students who meet the requirements prior to the completion of their degree.  

​ For questions, contact DePaul’s Curriculum Internationalization team at globalfluency@depaul.edu 

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To qualify for the Global Competency Certificate, students must fulfill the following criteria:

A. Point Accumulation: Earn a minimum of 100 points distributed across at least three of the five GCC categories. This structure ensures both breadth and depth of global engagement.

B. Core Categories: Points are awarded for achievements in:

Intercultural Communication Skills

Global Experiential Learning 

International Scholarship and Creative Activities

International Practice

Global Learning Courses

C. Academic Standing: Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout their graduate program.

D. Summative Assessment: Submit a 5-7 minute final video reflection. 

Please follow this step-by-step instruction to search for Global Learning Courses in Campus Connect. 

Attached is a list of suggested GL-tagged courses. Please note that this list is subject to change at any time. This list should not be considered final or comprehensive. Please refer to Campus Connect (instructions above) to determine final GL-tagged status. 

Students will be invited to join the Global Competency Certificate D2L page.  There they will upload documents to verify their experiences.  Please note, in addition to evidence of participation, students will be asked to provide a reflection of their learnings from some activities.  Details regarding required documents and reflections is available on the GCC D2L site.

Global Engagement will accept international internships through your study abroad program or through a virtual international internship. These options allow for DePaul University to verify the quality of the internship. For international internships outside of these programs, please contact globalfluency@depaul.edu to determine if it will be accepted for credit. 

For more information or if you have questions, please contact globalfluency@depaul.edu.

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