President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program

• Maintain a 3.0 cumulative and semester GSW grade point average for consecutive semesters.
• Be enrolled as a full-time student GSW student (12 hours through main campus, online GSW, eCore, or eMajor) throughout tenure within the program.
• Live on campus for the Fall and Spring semesters of years 1 and 2 
• Further develop your understanding of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development.
• Complete required leadership courses with a C or higher each semester to satisfy curriculum requirements. A grade of D or below in a leadership course will result in dismissal from the program. You are not permitted to retake a course.
• Attend all university-sanctioned events on an as-needed basis.
• Complete a study away service experience, preferred in the second semester of year two. This is required before graduation, and you are awarded the PJCLP medallion. 
• Facilitate monthly meetings with the assigned small group.
• Verify membership in a minimum of 2 campus organizations.
• Attend a minimum of 3 leadership engagement opportunities monthly.
• Attend required PJCLP sanctioned engagement opportunities
• Assist with the advancement of the leadership program initiatives.
• Uphold an exemplary code of conduct that is in alignment with the University’s student code of conduct.

First Year Requirements:

• UNIV 1000 – The GSW Experience (Fall)
• Facilitate the annual group project
• LEAD 2020 – Introduction to Leadership (Spring)

Second Year Requirements:

• LEAD 2030 – Relational Leadership (Fall)
• LEAD 2040 – Practicum / Research 1 (Spring)
• Begin working on capstone
• Successful completion of internship requirements
• Select and/or complete an elective course, 6 hours required before graduation.

Third Year Requirements:

• LEAD 3030 – Leadership for Change (Fall)
• LEAD 3040 – Leadership Practicum / Research 2 (Spring)
• Submit topic and projected research outline for senior capstone project
• Successful completion of internship requirements
• Select and/or complete an elective course, 6 hours required before graduation.

Fourth Year Requirements:

• LEAD 4030 – Community Leadership & Empowerment (Fall)
• Serve as a mentor for an assigned Year 3 student
• LEAD 4040 – Leadership Practicum / Research 3 (Spring)
• Complete bi-weekly check-ins with the program leadership team
• Facilitate a capstone project
• Select and/or complete an elective course, 6 hours required before graduation.

President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program students can receive their scholarship for a maximum of 4 years, 8 semesters. Students who graduate with their baccalaureate degrees in less than four years will have 1 of 2 options if they wish to complete the requirements of the program:

1. If the student does not wish to enroll in a graduate degree or second bachelor’s degree program at Georgia Southwestern State University, the student could meet with the program coordinator to discuss speeding up the timeline of their program curriculum track. The program curriculum has been revamped to allow PJCLP students to alter the curriculum track to their particular anticipated graduation date.
2. If the student chooses to enroll in a graduate degree or a second bachelor’s degree program at Georgia Southwestern State University following their bachelor’s degree completion or as a Double Cane, the student will need to continue to meet all semesterly requirements of the program including:

• Maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average each semester
• Meet the volunteer service hour requirement each semester
• Be actively involved in the completion PJCLP and their cohort
• Continue to participate as a leader on campus 

If the above standards are met each prior semester, the student will continue to receive the annual scholarship for a total of four years (eight semesters, excluding summer term).