Be sure to keep the Student Guide open or nearby as you progress through this application.

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Please provide your full name.
Please provide the last four digits of your General Identification Number (GID).
Please identify the term in which you plan to graduate. For example "Spring 2024"
Be sure to reference the Student Guide as you progress through the application. 

1. Training and experience in specific work sector.
Actual Peace Corps assignments are based on local needs, and thus may or may not align seamlessly with your qualifications. Flexibility is key to the Peace Corps experience!
Please list below the 3 courses and the semester and year in which you took them or plan to take them. Note: The courses you include on this application may change, but it’s good to have a plan.
Describe your experiences in the same sector indicated above and provide an hour estimate for each related experience. (50 hour minimum required)
2. Foreign language skills

Requirements depend upon desired Peace Corps volunteer placement site.
(1) Spanish-speaking countries- two 200-level courses.
(2) French-speaking countries- one 200-level course in any Romance Language.
(3) Everywhere else- no explicit requirements, but language skills are a plus.
Identify the course names and the semester and year in which you took or plan to take them.
3. Intercultural competence

One core and two approved elective courses are required.
Identify the course you have taken or plan to take.
Identify semester and year in which you took or plan to take the course selected above.
Identify the course(s) you have taken or plan to take.
Identify the course names and the semester and year in which you took or plan to take the courses indicated above.
4. Professional and leadership development
Please identify the month and year in which you plan to schedule this meeting.
Please identify the month and year in which you plan to schedule this meeting.
RELEASE OF INFORMATION STATEMENT

With your approval, the Montana State University Peace Corps Preparatory (PC Prep)program will release information on a regular basis to the Peace Corps, including details about the participants in this program and other relevant data that help the Peace Corps evaluate the effectiveness of PC Prep. These educational records are subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student’s educational records. This Act prohibits college officials from disclosing any records, including grade reports, academic standings, transcripts of records, or any other records, which contain information directly related to the student and from which the student can be individually identified without the student’s consent. Consistent with FERPA guidelines, Montana State University will not release records related to your performance in the PC Prep program, other than those enumerated in this disclosure agreement. I hereby permit Montana State University to disclose personally identifiable information to Peace Corps regarding my participation in the Peace Corps Preparatory program for the purposes of evaluating PC Prep. This information will be limited to my name, date of admission to PC Prep, the coursework and other activities I pursued to satisfy PC Prep requirements, date of graduation, and whether I successfully completed the PC Prep upon graduation. If I do not ultimately enter the Peace Corps, Montana State University may report post-graduation career information to the extent that Montana State University has that information.