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Career development

The College of Integrative Science and Arts is here to help you succeed on your career journey. No matter what stage you are at in your career development, this site will have unique support and resources for you.

Career-connected learning is a three-phase journey:

  • Awareness - includes experiences that expose students to the range of career options out there.
  • Preparation - entails classroom or work-based experiences that prepare students to be successful in the workplace.
  • Launch - combines deeper work experience and aligned classroom learning, leading to an industry-valued credential and access to good jobs. 

Career-Connected learning is among the most effective ways to create meaningful opportunities for people from all backgrounds. It creates learning experiences for our students to effectively provide them with the knowledge they will need to launch into their career. It also offers employers a sustainable, profitable way to find great talent and diversify their workforces. Those successes add up to economic growth and a more equitable, productive society.

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Career planning

Explore career interest areas and learn how to develop the eight major career competencies that employers look for in new hires. 

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Career events and programming

Find out about upcoming career events specific to CISA and the entire University.

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Experiential and applied learning

Discover the definition of experiential learning and the opportunities available. Experiential learning is not limited to internships and you will learn about the options and the benefits of participating in one of these experiences. 

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Career-connected learning

Learn about credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing opportunities that help enhance career-connected learning. Learn about our available internship courses and resources for finding an internship. 

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)/ Optional Practical Training (OPT)

If you are an international student, check out this webpage for information on filing your Curricular Practical Training (CPT)/Optional Practical Training (OPT) to participate in internship/job experiences. 

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Community partners

Learn how CISA is working with community partners and discover opportunities that stem from these partnerships.