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Peace Corps Prep Program
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Make a lasting impact

Clark’s Peace Corps Prep program is designed to prepare you for meaningful international service.

Open to all Clark University undergraduate students with any major, including international students, the program combines carefully selected courses with intercultural experience and community-based project learning to help prepare you for global service work. When you graduate, you will receive an official Certificate of Completion from the Peace Corps. This gives you a competitive edge if you apply to be a Peace Corps volunteer, but also provides skills that are valuable in broad range of international development roles.

The Program

Find out how the Clark Peace Corps Prep Program works, how to apply, and requirements.

The Peace Corps

Learn more about the Peace Corps mission and the work of volunteers around the world.

International Service Areas

Choose the sector that aligns with your skills and career goals.

Why Peace Corps Prep

Build professional skills

Gain training and experience–including internship opportunities–in one of the six Peace Corps sectors: agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development.

Globalize your education

Develop your language skills and intercultural competency through courses at Clark and study abroad. Peace Corps Prep will strengthen your ability to collaborate across cultures.

Make a difference

International service can transform the lives of volunteers and communities. In the Peace Corp Prep Program, you develop skills to make meaningful change.

Hear from Volunteers

Marisa Kelemen

I always dreamt of serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Serving in the Peace Corps gave me amazing opportunities to learn about the beautiful country, Zambia, international development, and myself. I would not be who I am today if I hadn’t served in the Peace Corps. I hope to serve again later on in my life!

Marissa Kelemen

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Zambia

Clark Coverdell Fellow

Katie Walker

As part of my Peace Corps Prep program at the University of Florida, I took courses in food security, environmental sustainability, and French. I gained hands-on experience volunteering at an urban farm that provided fresh vegetables to local food pantries. This program helped connect my coursework to hands-on experiences and prepared me to volunteer in Senegal doing urban agriculture work.

Katie Walker

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Senegal

Clark Coverdell Fellow, Environmental Science & Policy

Marisa Kelemen
Katie Walker

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