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By providing a strong foundation in the ideas and forces that continue to shape the American project, the study of civics prepares students to live well and to sustain American self-government.</p> </div><div class='insert'><article class='card-wrapper'><a class='inset' href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/major-in-civics-honors/" ><div class='content'><p class='header-style-h6 no-margin'>MAJOR</p><h3 class='header-size-h5 no-margin-top'><span>CIVICS HONORS</span></h3><div class='wsywig-content'></div></div><div class='icon'><i class="fa-regular fa-angle-right"></i></div></a></article><article class='card-wrapper'><a class='inset' href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/minor-in-civics/" ><div class='content'><p class='header-style-h6 no-margin'>MINOR</p><h3 class='header-size-h5 no-margin-top'><span>CIVICS</span></h3><div class='wsywig-content'></div></div><div class='icon'><i class="fa-regular fa-angle-right"></i></div></a></article><article class='card-wrapper'><a class='inset' href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/minor-in-ppe/" ><div class='content'><p class='header-style-h6 no-margin'>MINOR</p><h3 class='header-size-h5 no-margin-top'><span>PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, & ECONOMICS</span></h3><div class='wsywig-content'></div></div><div class='icon'><i class="fa-regular fa-angle-right"></i></div></a></article><article class='card-wrapper'><a class='inset' href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/courses/" ><div class='content'><h3 class='header-size-h5 no-margin-top'><span>COURSES</span></h3><div class='wsywig-content'></div></div><div class='icon'><i class="fa-regular fa-angle-right"></i></div></a></article></div></div></section><section class='basic-content-with-background large-padding no-margin watcher'><div class="background" style="background-image:url( https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image001-1-scaled.jpg ); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-position:center center;" ></div><div class="inset standard-width"><div class='wsywig-content'><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>MAJOR IN CIVIC HONORS聽 |聽 MINOR IN CIVICS聽 |聽 MINOR IN PPE</strong></p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">APPLY TO UT AUSTIN鈥橲 CIVICS HONORS PROGRAM</span></h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fall 2025 admissions to the School of Civic Leadership are now open.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a class="btn" href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/apply-now/">APPLY NOW</a></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">The new School of Civic Leadership is home to a community of scholars on a mission to find out what it means and what it takes to be free and to live well.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The SCL prepares students for lives of significance and for successful careers in education, government, business, the arts, medicine, culture, law, diplomacy, and the military, among other fields.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Bachelor of Arts in Civics Honors introduces students to the intellectual inheritance of Western Civilization and to the American constitutional tradition. Students develop competence across three major areas of coursework: Constitutionalism, Western Civilization, and Civic Leadership. From the first intellectual foundations through a capstone thesis and internship, students gain experience that will inform a life of service.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>*While approval is pending for the proposed major in Civics Honors, students may apply to the School of Civic Leadership as undeclared majors. 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