{"id":74,"date":"2023-08-03T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T14:50:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper wrapper-parallax-effect\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-top:96px;padding-bottom:96px\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PIC40374-URE-IPSE_Day_Celebration-022-1.jpg\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-homepage-hero cover_title\"><div class=\"homepage-hero-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-underline has-uncg-white-color has-text-color\">Integrative Community Studies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Self-Determination. Life Planning. Career Development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper max-width-large remove-outer-padding\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,transparent,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.4),rgba(0,0,0,.4)),#0f2044\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-top:96px;padding-bottom:96px;padding-right:48px;padding-left:48px\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">ICS, also known as Beyond Academics, is a program for students with intellectual disabilities who are interested in furthering their education. Integrative Community Studies is a four-year certificate program \u2013 awarded by UNCG\u2019s Office of the Provost \u2013\u00a0 that emphasizes self-determination, life planning, and career development. Enrolled students develop a personalized college support plan to optimize their curricular and co-curricular experiences\u00a0 while enrolled in the program of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/admissions\/how-to-apply\/\">How to Apply<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/plan-a-visit\/\">Take a Tour<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8_21_2024Flyer.pdf\">Download Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-offset-block fit-content pad-previous-block pad-next-block\" data-min-bp=\"992px\"><div class=\"offset-block-inner\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;max-width:1200px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applications for for the 2025-2026 School Year are Now Open!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper wrapper-parallax-effect\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PIC40374-URE-IPSE_Day_Celebration-049.jpg\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<div style=\"height:640px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-left:48px\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"About Beyond Academics at UNCG\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fjv-oEjbPeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>UNC Greensboro\u2019s ICS Certificate program is for students with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaidd.org\/intellectual-disability\/faqs-on-intellectual-disability\">intellectual disabilities<\/a>\u00a0who are interested in furthering their education past secondary education (high school).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comprehensive transition and postsecondary education programs like ours empower students as they transition into emerging adulthood. The\u00a0ICS\u00a0certificate is a four-year certificate program \u2013 awarded by UNCG\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.uncg.edu\/\">Office of the Provost<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 that emphasizes self-determination, life planning, and career development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With access to an array of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/student-supports\/\">campus and community resources<\/a>, each student develops a college support plan to optimize their curricular and co-curricular experiences while at UNCG. Resources include individualized support, available during the week and weekends, focusing on co-currricular activities, including campus involvement, and personal skill development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper has-dark-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,transparent,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.4),rgba(0,0,0,.4)),#0f2044\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-left:48px\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-strike-through\">By the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Students with intellectual disability can go to college!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8308fd8c886724d5c0d8baf8c4d10ff1\">Over 300 US colleges and universities offer programs for students with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=(title:20%20section:1140%20edition:prelim)\">intellectual disability<\/a>. Students with intellectual disability are achieving their college goals when provided with access and high expectations. College provides the opportunity for students to explore new things, become more independent, and prepare for a bright future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-stats\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-stats-item has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b166a275af9186a667bfe6e15db93e25\"><h2 class=\"stats-heading\">315<\/h2><p class=\"stats-sub-title\">programs across 49 States<\/p><p class=\"stats-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkhighered.net\/\">thinkhighered.net<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-stats-item has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7770d7536a9309335dfd16a6d688683\"><h2 class=\"stats-heading\">8,000<\/h2><p class=\"stats-sub-title\">students with intellectual disability are attending college or University each year<\/p><p class=\"stats-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkhighered.net\/\">thinkhighered.net<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-stats-item has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5690bce7bf2a5a3e73000ee39185e43a\"><h2 class=\"stats-heading\">22,899<\/h2><p class=\"stats-sub-title\">inclusive courses taken between 2010 and 2020 from students at<\/p><p class=\"stats-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkcollege.net\/projects\/national-coordinating-center\/what-is-a-tpsid\">TPSIDs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-stats-item has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3efaf4824b6ab2f72a87ea75abd1a8a8\"><h2 class=\"stats-heading\">59%<\/h2><p class=\"stats-sub-title\">find\u00a0competitive integrated employment\u00a01 year after leaving college<\/p><p class=\"stats-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/odep\/program-areas\/integrated-employment#:~:text=Defining%20CIE&amp;text=At%20a%20location%20where%20the,without%20disabilities%20in%20similar%20positions.\">COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-wrapper uncg-block-wrapper bg-pattern-white max-width-large\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:96px;padding-right:48px;padding-left:48px\"><div class=\"uncg-wrapper-inner-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-strike-through has-large-font-size\" id=\"mission-vision-anchor\"><strong>Mission and Vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncg-next-gen-blocks-tabs\"><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"nav-link active\" id=\"d3b64d4d-77d0-43f6-a6ba-b25d6326e92d-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#tab-id-d3b64d4d-77d0-43f6-a6ba-b25d6326e92d\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-id-d3b64d4d-77d0-43f6-a6ba-b25d6326e92d\" aria-selected=\"true\">Mission<\/button><\/li><div class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-id-d3b64d4d-77d0-43f6-a6ba-b25d6326e92d\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"d3b64d4d-77d0-43f6-a6ba-b25d6326e92d-tab\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-uncg-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The Integrative Community Studies (ICS) Certificate program fosters the development of engaged citizens by centralizing the student experience in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-two-column-list has-columns-1 has-uncg-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li>Inclusion &amp; integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curricular &amp; co-curricular learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity &amp; equity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student created tools &amp; strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"nav-link\" id=\"69ba5da0-c960-424a-8afc-e5a182522e6e-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#tab-id-69ba5da0-c960-424a-8afc-e5a182522e6e\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-id-69ba5da0-c960-424a-8afc-e5a182522e6e\" aria-selected=\"true\">Vision<\/button><\/li><div class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"tab-id-69ba5da0-c960-424a-8afc-e5a182522e6e\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"69ba5da0-c960-424a-8afc-e5a182522e6e-tab\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-uncg-white-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">Our vision is that ICS Graduates leave UNCG prepared to engage with and adapt to the ever changing world around them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"nav-link\" id=\"81a842f2-b407-49f3-889f-ba9f2897271f-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#tab-id-81a842f2-b407-49f3-889f-ba9f2897271f\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-id-81a842f2-b407-49f3-889f-ba9f2897271f\" aria-selected=\"true\">ICS Commitments<\/button><\/li><div class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"tab-id-81a842f2-b407-49f3-889f-ba9f2897271f\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"81a842f2-b407-49f3-889f-ba9f2897271f-tab\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Upon successful completion of the ICS program of study, graduates will communicate and actively engage in their plans in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-two-column-list has-columns-1\">\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interdependent living<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources\/Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leisure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civic Engagement\/Advocacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>**Updated and approved by Director Lisa Pluff, July 15, 2021 **<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"nav-link\" id=\"89870229-2cd9-4999-bbc7-4a3a7953a21b-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\" data-bs-target=\"#tab-id-89870229-2cd9-4999-bbc7-4a3a7953a21b\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" 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Think College.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ics.uncg.edu\/think-higher-think-college\/\">Think HIgher. Think College.<\/a><\/h3>\n                                             <p class=\"excerpt\">The \u201cThink Higher. 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To donate specifically to us, follow the steps outlined below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-columns-1\">\n<li class=\"has-uncg-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a806f386f87cd9599de12030fb923641\">Go to the UNCG &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/giveto.uncg.edu\/\">giving page<\/a>&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out the form and under &#8220;Designations&#8221; click &#8220;choose a different designation&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can type in the search of that pop-up: &#8220;Integrative Community Studies\/Beyond Academics Scholarship&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-columns-1\">\n<li>This will specifically allow it to be used only for scholarships&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also click &#8220;other&#8221; and type in &#8220;Integrative Community Studies (ICS) or Beyond Academics Program&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-columns-1\">\n<li>This will allow the funds to be used however the program 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