College Credit Requirements Overview

ALA UTAH GIRLS STATE WSU POLITICAL SCIENCE CREDIT PROGRAM

In order to receive POLS 2920 credit, you will need to complete and/or participate in all the requirements below: 

• Maintain standards of honesty, integrity, and abide by ALA Utah Girls State and WSU regulations and policies

• Participate in activities as an ALA Utah Girls State citizen 

• Attend the entire session of ALA Utah Girls State

• Vote in all ALA Utah Girls State elections 

• Make a minimum of 1 public speech or presentation (this can be in your City) 

• Be appointed or elected to a minimum of 1 ALA Utah Girls State position 

• Provide a written essay of personal opinion regarding 2 Girls State speakers 

• Provide a written essay of personal opinion regarding 1 of the following: 

  • obligations of citizenship 

  • power of the vote 

  • what democracy means to me 

  • the two-party system 

• Write a bill on a state issue (if citizen) or national issue (if running for Girls Nation). Sample bill/resolution format is included. 

• Write a letter to a state or local representative of your choice on an issue that affects you or your community. Provide GS staff with letter contents, then mail or email it following Girls State.

• Provide a written statement that expresses how this week at ALA Utah Girls State will influence your life. 

• Complete the Citizen Workbook pages 

All essays, bills, and letters to representatives will be uploaded through the ALA Utah Girls State website. Use the QR code or URL: https://sites.google.com/view/alautahgirlsstate/home. 

MAKE SURE YOUR NAME AND GIRLS STATE CITY ARE ON THEM.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! 

I understand the ALA Utah Girls State WSU Political Science Credit Program is in compliance with WSU policies and procedures. Accordingly, I am not a matriculated full-time Weber State University Student as a result of my participation in the ALA Utah Girls State WSU Credit Program. I understand that grades earned in the ALA Utah Girls State Program will be officially recorded on a WSU transcript. I may request credit be transferred to another institution, but acceptance of said credits will be at the prerogative of that institution. If I plan to attend WSU as a full-time matriculated student after high school, I may be required to submit additional admission information, ensure an admission fee has been paid, and submit updated high school transcripts to the WSU Admissions Office.