<p>There are many pathways to careers in community organization and advocacy. While you might find some directly related undergrad degree programs, my best advice is that your daughter focus on getting into the best college program that will accept her and that she can afford, and focus less on a specific major. She can always do internships and volunteer work for experience in community organization and advocacy. Also, shell find more options to get more specialized training in community organization in a masters program in a variety of fields.</p>
<p>Having said that, majors to consider are the following:
Social work (probably the most directly related, but limited opportunity to specialize at the undergrad level); urban studies/planning; urban education (or, related community-focused programs in schools of education); public policy; sociology; social justice/peace & justice studies (or, similar titles—fairly common at some Jesuit and other Catholic-affiliated universities); communication/
journalism/public relations (for advocacy); ethnic studies; public health (possibly); and, womens studies. At public land-grant universities, you might find relevant majors in community development (in what used to be rural sociology depts.) and in schools of human ecology/consumer sciences (for consumer issues, some public policy areas). </p>
<p>Of course, Id ask organizing and advocating for what? I think getting expertise in an area—whether that area is the environment, health, education, food & nutrition, poverty, employment & labor, etc.—is more effective than generic unfocused activism and advocacy. So, a lot depends on particular issues that interest your daughter.</p>
<p>Here are some undergrad programs that might coincide with her interests:
[Portland</a> State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning | B.A./B.S. Community Development](<a href=“http://www.pdx.edu/usp/babs-community-development]Portland”>http://www.pdx.edu/usp/babs-community-development)
[JMU</a> - Advocacy Major Concentration](<a href=“Communication and Advocacy (M.A.) - Overview - JMU”>Communication and Advocacy (M.A.) - Overview - JMU)
[School</a> of Education | Community Organizing](<a href=“http://www4.uwm.edu/soe/academics/ed_policy/comm_org/]School”>http://www4.uwm.edu/soe/academics/ed_policy/comm_org/)
[Degree</a> Programs | Emory & Henry College](<a href=“http://www.ehc.edu/community-service/degree-programs]Degree”>http://www.ehc.edu/community-service/degree-programs)
[Social</a> Science | Oregon State University ? Cascades](<a href=“http://www.osucascades.edu/academics/social-science]Social”>Social Science | OSU-Cascades)
[Educational</a> Policy and Community Studies](<a href=“http://www4.uwm.edu/soe/departments/ed_policy/]Educational”>http://www4.uwm.edu/soe/departments/ed_policy/)
[Majors</a> | University of South Carolina](<a href=“http://www.sc.edu/admissions/learn/majors/socialwork.html]Majors”>http://www.sc.edu/admissions/learn/majors/socialwork.html)</p>
<p>Many schools also will let you develop your own interdisciplinary major, if an existing major doesnt fit your needs.</p>
<p>Some programs primarily are found in graduate social work schools (or related fields, surprisingly including some theology programs) as a specialty track:
[Silberman</a> School of Social Work at Hunter College](<a href=“http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/programs/social-work-practice-curriculum.html]Silberman”>http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/programs/social-work-practice-curriculum.html)
[GSPIA</a> - Social Work Joint Degree](<a href=“http://www.gspia.pitt.edu/Academics/DegreePrograms/JointDegrees/GSPIASocialWorkJointDegree/tabid/415/Default.aspx]GSPIA”>http://www.gspia.pitt.edu/Academics/DegreePrograms/JointDegrees/GSPIASocialWorkJointDegree/tabid/415/Default.aspx)
[Masters</a> degree in Community Organizing (M.A) at Claremont School of Theology](<a href=“http://www.universities.com/edu/Masters_degree_in_Community_Organizing_MA_at_Claremont_School_of_Theology.html]Masters”>http://www.universities.com/edu/Masters_degree_in_Community_Organizing_MA_at_Claremont_School_of_Theology.html)
[Master</a> of Arts in Social Justice and Community Development: Loyola University Chicago](<a href=“http://www.luc.edu/ips/academics/socialjustice/]Master”>http://www.luc.edu/ips/academics/socialjustice/)
[Social</a> Work (M.U.P./M.S.W.) - michigan planning](<a href=“http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/planning/programs/dual_degrees/mup_msw/]Social”>http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/planning/programs/dual_degrees/mup_msw/)
[The</a> Community Development and Social Development Concentration](<a href=“Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences | Case Western Reserve University”>Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences | Case Western Reserve University)
[Welcome</a> to ECCO](<a href=“http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/ecco/]Welcome”>http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/ecco/)
[Top</a> Notch Training: Community Organizing at Seabury | Congregational Development Stories](<a href=“http://www.seabury.edu/congregational-development-stories/top-notch-training-community-organizing-at-seabury.html]Top”>http://www.seabury.edu/congregational-development-stories/top-notch-training-community-organizing-at-seabury.html)
[UC</a> Davis: Community Development Graduate Group: Program](<a href=“http://communitydevelopment.ucdavis.edu/program/overview_history.php]UC”>Courses and Study Options | Community Development Graduate Group)
[Cornell</a> / CRP / Master of Regional Planning](<a href=“http://aap.cornell.edu/crp/programs/grad/mrp.cfm]Cornell”>Master of Regional Planning | Cornell AAP)
[Masters</a> of Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy](<a href=“http://wagner.nyu.edu/pnp/]Masters”>http://wagner.nyu.edu/pnp/)
[Goldman</a> School of Public Policy - Master in Public Policy Program ( MPP )](<a href=“http://gspp.berkeley.edu/programs/]Goldman”>Programs | Goldman School of Public Policy | University of California, Berkeley)
[Dual</a> Degrees in Theology and Social Work » Academics | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/academics/sth/programs/dual-degree-in-theology-and-social-work/]Dual”>Dual Degrees in Theology and Social Work » Academics | Boston University)
[Community</a> Development and Planning](<a href=“http://www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/programs/cdp/default.html]Community”>http://www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/programs/cdp/default.html)
[Community</a> Organization, Planning and Administration | USC School of Social Work](<a href=“http://sowkweb.usc.edu/master-of-social-work/msw-degree/concentrations/community-organization-planning-administration]Community”>http://sowkweb.usc.edu/master-of-social-work/msw-degree/concentrations/community-organization-planning-administration)
[UMass</a> Labor Center About The Center](<a href=“http://www.umass.edu/lrrc/about/]UMass”>Note from the Director | Labor Center | UMass Amherst)
[Human</a> Services | School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/policyschool/education/human-services/]Human”>Human Services Program - School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs)</p>
<p>Some programs are non-degree certificate programs offered outside universities:
[CAREERS</a> IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AVAILABLE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WITH DART! - Peace and Collaborative Development Network](<a href=“PCDN - : PCDN”>PCDN - : PCDN)
[Careers</a> in Community Organizing for Social Justice | University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law](<a href=“Home — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law”>Home — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)
[GAMALIEL</a> > Our Work](<a href=“http://www.gamaliel.org/OurWork.aspx]GAMALIEL”>http://www.gamaliel.org/OurWork.aspx)</p>
<p>Heres another link:
[Community</a> Organizers: For a Change*](<a href=“http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/ecco/cocareer.htm]Community”>http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/ecco/cocareer.htm)</p>