What is the Civic Leadership Program? It is a unique two-and-a-half-year undergraduate and graduate program that helps you put your ideals to work. The program is open to students at the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois in any major and features a three-part program: an academic component, a practicum component, and a capstone experience.

Students begin the program in their third year of undergraduate study and graduate the University with a Master of Arts degree in Political Science after one year of graduate work. There is also a joint Civic Leadership / Juris Doctorate program for those interested in pursuing a more advanced degree. Each year an admissions committee selects 10-20 highly qualified students, which become the next group of Civic Leadership Fellows.

You can learn more about the Civic Leadership Program on these pages, meet current and previous Fellows, and even apply for the Program.