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background-size:cover; background-position:center center;" ><div class="inset standard-width animate-drop-down"><h1><span>CIVICS HONORS</span></h1><p class='header-style-h5'>MAJOR</p></div></section><section class='basic-content no-padding large-margin watcher'><div class="inset standard-width"><div class='wsywig-content'><h3 style="text-align: center;">B.A. with a Major in Civics Honors</h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LSxVjxtu6go?si=uYUiMFa9L0s3MhGQ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Each of us wants to live for a purpose. But how do you decide what purpose is worthy of your ambition? Each of us wants to pursue goodness and justice. But how do we know what is good or just? Each of us longs for freedom. But how do you safeguard freedom for yourself and for others?</p> <p>These questions matter. What’s at stake is the direction of our lives and our society. If you’re asking these questions, you’re in good company. History’s greatest thinkers and doers have asked these questions, too.</p> <p>At the school of Civic Leadership, students will study with faculty members dedicated to the pursuit of truth and wisdom, as part of a community on a mission to find out what it means and what it takes to be free and to live well.</p> <p><em>*While approval is pending for the proposed major in Civics Honors, students may apply to the School of Civic Leadership as undeclared majors. We anticipate that the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Civics Honors will have final approval prior to the 2025-2026 academic year.</em></p> </div></div></section><section class='centered-cta larger-padding no-margin watcher' style="background-image:url( https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CAMPLUCYCivitas456x-e1729108686282.jpg ); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-position:center center;" ><div class="inset center-text standard-width"><h2 class='header-style-h1 no-margin'>APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN</h2><div class="links-wrapper center-text watcher"><a class='btn' href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/apply-now/" >APPLY NOW</a></div></div></section><section class='basic-content no-padding large-margin watcher'><div class="inset standard-width"><div class='wsywig-content'><h3 style="text-align: center;">Develop the skills. Take the lead.</h3> <p style="text-align: center;">Read, write, think, speak, persuade. Strive for excellence. Become a Civics Honors major.</p> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1119 aligncenter" src="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-1024x1008.jpg" alt="" width="531" height="523" srcset="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-768x756.jpg 768w, https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-1536x1511.jpg 1536w, https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Career-venn3-1-2048x2015.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div></section><section class="accordions-section standard-margin watcher"><div class="inset standard-width"><h2 class='standard-margin no-margin-top center-text'>The Civics Honors major prepares you for success in an array of careers</h2><div class="accordians-wrapper"><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Health Professions</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <h4><em>What does it mean to provide care? How can I serve those who suffer? What are the obligations we have to public health?</em></h4> <div> <div> <div>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</div> </div> <div></div> </div> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://cns.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate-study/certificates-and-minors/pre-health-professions-certificate">Pre-Health Professions Certificate</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Legal Professions</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <h4><em>What is law? What is the origin and history of the American constitutional system? What should I do when I disagree with the law?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/career-services/students/pre-law/">Pre-Law Services</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/academics/minor.html">Core Texts and Ideas Minor</a> or <a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/academics/certificate-program-in-core-texts-and-ideas/">Certificate</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/undergraduate-program/philosophy-minors-certificates.html">Philosophy of Law Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/undergraduate-program/history-minor.html">History Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/undergraduate-program/minor-in-government/">Government Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/undergraduate-program/minor-in-government/minor-in-law-justice-and-society.html">Law, Justice, and Society Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/undergraduate-program/philosophy-minors-certificates.html">Law and Religion Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/undergraduate-students/majors-minors/minors-certificates/military-leadership-minor.html">Military Leadership Minor</a> (ROTC)</p> <p><a href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/minor-in-ppe/">Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Minor</a></p> <p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Government & Policy</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p style="font-weight: 400;">Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><em>What attracts me to work in government or public affairs? What does it mean to have ambition both to be excellent but also to serve others? How should I think about the consequences, intended and unintended, of regulation or legislation?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://moody.utexas.edu/academics/minors/communicating-social-issues">Communicating Social Issues Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Communicating for Development and Philanthropy Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Communication Studies Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Journalism and Media Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Health Communication Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Media Studies Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/communication/minor-and-certificate-programs/#text">Global Communication Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/minor-in-ppe/">Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Minor</a></p> <p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Business & Entrepreneurship</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="315"> <h4><em>What does it mean to want to success in business—for myself and for the benefit of others? What kinds of thinking enable me to recognize opportunities? How can I develop the courage to take risks? What is the relationship, and what are the tensions, between democracy and a free economy?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/undergraduate-programs/bba-business-options/elements-of-business-certificate/">Elements of Business Certificate</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/undergraduate-programs/bba-business-options/business-minor/">Business Foundations Minor</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty-research/departments/business-government-society/texas-bpp-minor/">Business and Public Policy Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty-research/departments/department-of-marketing/degree-programs/professional-sales-and-business-development-minor/">Professional Sales and Business Development</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.clementscenter.org/clements-business-minor/">National Security and International Business Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/global-sustainability-leadership-institute/curriculum/global-sustainability-leadership-minor/">Leadership in Global Sustainability Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/center-for-global-business/students/international-business-minor/">International Business Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty-research/departments/irom/degree-programs/undergraduate/risk-management-certificate/">Risk Management Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/harkey-institute-for-entrepreneurial-studies/entrepreneurship-minor/">Entrepreneurship Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/center-for-global-business/students/global-management-minor/">Global Management Minor</a>*</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>National Security</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="315"> <h4><em>What is war? What is peace? How can what I say and do shape outcomes? What is the origin and history of America’s influence in the world? Whose interests matter, and why?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://www.clementscenter.org/clements-business-minor/">National Security & International Business Minor</a>*</p> <p><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/undergraduate-students/majors-minors/minors-certificates/military-leadership-minor.html">Military Leadership Minor (ROTC</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Public Service & Education</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="315">Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <h4><em>What kind of education do I need to lead in my community? How can what I learn shape who I am? What traditions have shaped American civic life? What does it mean for a person or for a community to succeed and to thrive?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/ds/">Digital Humanities Certificate</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/american-studies-undergraduate-program/">American Studies Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/economics/undergraduate-program/degree-requirements/minoring-in-economics.html">Applied Economics Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/classics/undergraduate-program/minors.html">Classical Studies Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/academics/minor.html">Core Texts and Ideas Minor</a> or <a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/academics/certificate-program-in-core-texts-and-ideas/">Certificate</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/economics/undergraduate-program/degree-requirements/minoring-in-economics.html">Economics Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/undergraduate-program/history-minor.html">History Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/undergraduate-program/minor-in-government/">Government Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/government/undergraduate-program/minor-in-government/minor-in-law-justice-and-society.html">Law, Justice, and Society Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/rs/undergraduate-studies/religious-studies-minors.html">Law and Religion Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/undergraduate-students/majors-minors/minors-certificates/military-leadership-minor.html">Military Leadership Minor</a> (ROTC)</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/undergraduate-program/philosophy-minors-certificates.html">Philosophy of Law Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/undergraduate-program/philosophy-minors-certificates.html">Philosophy Minor</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/minor-in-ppe/">Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Minor</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/european_studies/academics/undergraduate-program/minor-in-european_studies.html">European Studies Minor</a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Science & Technology</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>Your Civics Honors degree prepares you to respond to the important questions</p> <h4><em>What is the purpose of technology? How can I know what’s true? How should I use technology to take risks and serve others?</em></h4> <p>The Civics Honors major matches well these minor or certificate opportunities across campus</p> <table style="font-weight: 400;" width="863"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="307"><a href="https://www.cs.utexas.edu/undergraduate-program/academics/programming-and-computation">Programming and Computation Certificate</a></p> <p><a href="https://stat.utexas.edu/academics/minor-statistics-and-data-science">Statistics and Data Science</a></p> <p><a href="applewebdata://DE1DBDF6-8777-41F7-ABB6-B503A101D12F/History%20and%20Philosophy%20of%20Science%20Certificate">History and Philosophy of Science Certificate</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></article></div></div></section><section class="accordions-section standard-margin watcher"><div class="inset standard-width"><h2 class='standard-margin no-margin-top center-text'>Frequently Asked Questions</h2><div class="accordians-wrapper"><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What is the School of Civic Leadership?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>UT Austin’s School of Civic Leadership prepares students for the challenge of sustaining the American political project. That project of self-government depends for its success on citizens who understand the principles and practices that enable free people to act with shared purpose for the good of their communities. The SCL prepares students for lives of significance and for successful careers in education, government, business, the arts, medicine, culture, law, diplomacy, the military, and other fields.</p> <p>On August 1, 2024, the SCL began accepting applications for its inaugural cohort of pioneering students. Admission will be competitive.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What is Civics?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p><strong>Civics</strong> is the study of the rights and obligations of citizenship. As an academic discipline, civics blends a classical liberal education with the study of American history, law, economics, and political philosophy. 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></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>Why pursue a B.A. with a major in Civics Honors?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>When Elizabeth Willing Powel asked Benjamin Franklin at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 what kind of government we would have, he famously replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” The BA with a major in Civics Honors will prepare each cohort of students for that noble work. Political and civic life is about making decisions together with other people. Every political community must make choices not just about policy, but also about bigger questions, such as what it means to live well. As Americans, we have not only the freedom to govern ourselves, but also the responsibility of governing thoughtfully. We live in a free and divided society. As <a href="https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/civic-thought-a-proposal-for-university-level-civic-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey argue</a>, civics fosters knowledge and intellectual habits that enable students to deliberate with others on questions of common life as they relate to liberty, economics, technology, education, law, diplomacy and war, arts and culture, and the common good.</p> <p>The American project is fragile. The effort to secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness depends on citizens who can think and act for the common good. The SCL equips students to steward our shared institutions and to meet innovation with practical wisdom. Students develop the ability to engage enduring texts of the ancient world, modernity, and the American story. These texts—and the promise and challenge they convey—become resources for students as they prepare to take responsibility for their lives and their communities.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What will I study?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Civics Honors introduces students to the intellectual inheritance of Western Civilization and to the American constitutional tradition. From the first intellectual foundations through a capstone thesis and internship, students gain experience that informs a life of service.</p> <p>Students take a sequence of <strong>Intellectual Foundations</strong> courses:</p> <ul> <li>CIV 301 Perennial Problems in Civic Thought</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 303J Origins of American Institutions</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 303K Democracy and Capitalism</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 305 Excellence of Character: The Virtues</li> </ul> <p>In dedicated <strong>Tools courses</strong>, students mature their capacity for understanding, rhetoric, inquiry, and textual analysis through:</p> <ul> <li>CIV 302 Truth and Persuasion</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 304 Foundations of Research Methods for Civics</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts</li> </ul> <ul> <li>ECO 304K Introduction to Microeconomics</li> </ul> <p>In addition, students take at least two courses in each of the three major areas of coursework: <strong>Constitutionalism</strong>, <strong>Western Civilization</strong>, and <strong>Civic Leadership</strong>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Constitutionalism</strong> courses introduce students to the history of rights, freedoms, and the rule of law. Central questions include: What are rights? Who bears them? What is law? What makes government legitimate? What do I owe to others? How have thinkers in the American tradition answered these questions? What’s the point of America’s complex set of governing institutions?</p> <p>Course options include:</p> <ul> <li>CIV 320 Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 321J Economics and Constitutionalism</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 360 Advanced Topics in Constitutional History and Principles</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 363 Advanced Topics in Rights, Freedoms, and the Rule of Law</li> <li>CIV 372 Independent Research in Constitutionalism</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Western Civilization</strong> courses introduce students to the quest for wisdom about how to live well and how to achieve liberty and order in community. Important questions include: What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be an individual or a member of a community? What’s a good life? What, if anything, is sacred? What is friendship? What deserves my love?</p> <p>Course options include:</p> <ul> <li>CIV 322J The Quest for Community</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 322K Politics and the Transcendent</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 361 Advanced Topics in Western Civilization</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 364 Advanced Topics in Civic Thought and Culture</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 373 Independent Study in Western Civilization</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Civic Leadership</strong> courses give students practice resolving questions through ethical reflection, economic analysis, and thoughtful statecraft. Important questions include: How should I live and lead? How do I resolve ethical questions? What factors produce economic dynamism, and how are they measured? Which economic and political system best promotes human flourishing? How do nations relate to one another? What are the possible courses of action when those relationships break down?</p> <p>Course options include:</p> <ul> <li>CIV 323J Ethical Analysis for Civic Leaders</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 325K Economic Analysis for Civic Leaders</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 362 Advanced Topics in Ethics and Leadership</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 365 Advanced Topics in Strategy and Statecraft</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CIV 374 Independent Research in Civic Leadership</li> </ul> <p>All students complete a <strong>thesis</strong>, an <strong>internship, foreign language sequence</strong>, and <strong>electives</strong>. The <strong>thesis</strong> spans two semesters and it is the capstone of the Civics Honors experience.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What can I do with this degree?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>When you earn a BA with a major in Civics Honors at UT Austin, you develop a sense of responsibility for our common life. You know that your actions matter, and you have tested resources that enable you to address the practical problems of modern life. You also gain valuable experience through your internship.</p> <p>As an honors graduate, you’ll leave UT Austin with an education for liberty. You’ll have the skills for a professional career in the private sector, the non-profit sector, or public service. You’ll graduate with the ability to think, to read, to write, to speak, to deliberate, and to analyze and interpret data. Those skills are in demand. Your honors degree signals to future employers that you are among the best of the best at on one of the top universities in the world.</p> <p>According to the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services’ white paper “<a href="https://hbr.org/sponsored/2019/11/the-business-case-for-civics-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Business Case for Civics Education</a>,” thriving corporations depend on the skills, knowledge, and deliberative disposition that students gain through the study of civics. Sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the white paper notes that “the benefits of a quality civics education, which gives young people the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful citizens, have never been more valued by employers.”</p> <p>Every Civics Honors student completes an internship. <a href="https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/4/1242" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Studies</a> <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775721000601" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show</a> that internships significantly boost success after graduation.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What can I expect at graduation?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">The School of Civic Leadership fosters in students aptitudes and skills that enable them to contribute to the intellectual life of the University. In addition, the school challenges students to develop the virtues of courage, justice, moderation, and wisdom as the hallmarks of their study.</p> <ul> <li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Courage </b>is the virtue that enables us to persevere through adversity in pursuit of a worthy aim.</li> <li> <p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Justice </b>is the virtue that enables us to take responsibility and give to each person his due.</p> </li> <li> <p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>Moderation </b>is the virtue that enables us to lead our lives with self-discipline.</p> </li> <li> <p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b style="color: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">Wisdom </b><span style="color: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">is the virtue that enables us to deliberate about what to do based on knowledge of what is true. </span></p> </li> </ul> <p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">When you graduate with a BA with a major in Civics Honors, you’ll graduate with a sense of agency – the knowledge that your actions matter and the desire to fulfill your potential. You’ll have the courage to think for yourself. And you’ll possess the tools of competent communication and deliberation.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>What can I expect from the SCL faculty?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p class="p1">You can expect faculty members who:</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Respect students and wish to see them thrive in life and in service</li> <li class="li1">Hold students to high standards of thinking and communicating</li> <li class="li1">Provide the support students need to excel</li> <li class="li1">Delight in teaching and research</li> <li class="li1">Offer purposeful work and honest evaluation</li> </ul> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>When does the B.A. with a major in Civics Honors become available?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>As of August 1, 2024, the SCL is accepting applications for its inaugural cohort. While approval is pending for the proposed major in Civics Honors, students may apply to the School of Civic Leadership as undeclared majors. We anticipate that the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Civics Honors will have final approval prior to the 2025-2026 academic year. Students who apply in fall 2024 to SCL as undeclared majors and receive acceptance will be able to transfer into the SCL’s BA with a major in Civics Honors once it has received final approval.</p> </div></div></article><article class="single-accordian-item"><div class="accordian-header"><h6 class='header-size-h5 no-margin'><span>How do I learn more?</span></h6><i class="fa-light fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class="accordian-data"><div class="wsywig-content"><p>We regularly offer in-person and online info sessions for prospective students. Sign up <a id="OWA1938d297-a080-fc02-a0cd-082a3d411ba2" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/info-session/" href="https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/info-session/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="efe8bea9-126a-4dbc-9e5a-a27279ac3efa">here</a>. To learn more, contact Sarah Beth V. 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