Peace Corps Prep Administrative Requirements

In addition to the course requirements, volunteer hours, leadership activities, and professional development activities, enrolled Prep Students will be required to complete the following:

Event Attendance

The Prep Program hosts several events throughout the year. Prep students are strongly encouraged to attend as many of these events as possible. Events are organized to provide students exposure to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, networking opportunities among their peers, and more knowledge about Peace Corps Service.

Yearly Check-Ins

Students are required to check in each Fall with the Program Coordinator. Students will be reminded of this requirement and are asked to set up a meeting either virtual, on the phone, or in person.

Semesterly Reporting in BOX

Each student, once enrolled, is set up with a BOX account and a template for reporting their progress within the program. The student is expected to report within 2 weeks of the end of each semester until completing all program requirements and submitting their Exit Checklist. If no requirements were completed during the semester, the student will indicate that in BOX.

The semester report contains the following elements:

  1. REQUIRED COURSES: Report each semester on progress with required course completion
  2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Report if professional development activities were completed during the semester
  3. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: Describe any leadership experience completed during the semester
  4. SECTOR SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER HOURS: Report volunteer hours by date/hours worked for the semester and the location(s) where volunteer hours were completed; Please note that these hours should be directly related to the same Peace Corps sector as required courses
  5. PEACE CORPS APPLICATION ACTIVITY: If you apply for Peace Corps service during a semester, report it
  6. OTHER: Opportunity to report any additional noteworthy activities, such as volunteer work outside of the Peace Corps sector, awards, honors, study abroad experiences, etc.

Changes to Courses

If at any time, the student wishes to make changes to their selected courses, they need to contact the Program Coordinator to discuss the changes and receive approval.