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Thunderbird and the Peace Corps

Are you trying to decide between going to graduate school or volunteering in the Peace Corps? You can have both when you participate in the Peace Corps Master's International program! Learn more at how to combine both experiences and the Thunderbird partnership on the Peace Corps website. 

Master's International (MI) has made available the unique opportunity of integrating a master's degree with overseas service in a variety of fields at over 80 academic institutions nationwide. Established in 1987, Master's International produces Peace Corps Volunteers with additional education and skills to serve overseas.

As a prospective student, you should apply to Thunderbird first, and when accepted, submit your application to the Peace Corps. After completing your initial course work and receiving your Peace Corps placement, you will travel to your respective site and begin training. Once overseas, you are given an assignment according to the needs and requests of your host country. While overseas, your primary responsibility is the project and community to which you have been assigned. Your academic requirement will grow out of your Volunteer work.

The degree requirement may be a thesis, paper, or other culminating project, developed with the direction of your faculty and with the approval of Peace Corps overseas staff. You must be flexible and, in some cases, creative when transforming your Volunteer service into your graduate work. After completing your Peace Corps service, you will return to finish your graduate course work. Now, you have the advantage of having applied theory to practice, while working overseas. You will return with a changed world view and the skills and education to continue to make a difference.

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