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Career development

Career connected learning

Career and education connections

Career-connected learning allows students to develop, apply, and assess their academic, technical, trade, and entrepreneurial skills that support their future career success. Discover credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing opportunities that will help enhance career-connected learning opportunities and figure out how you can get involved. If you are unsure of where to start, check out our available resources for finding opportunities. 
 

Credit-bearing options within career-connected learning  

  • Internships
  • Creative Work
  • Field Practicum
  • Leadership Experiences
  • Service Learning
  • Research Fellowship
  • Study Abroad

Non-credit career-connected learning
 

Work-based learning is an approach to training in which a student or worker completes meaningful tasks in a workplace (JJF.org). Each experience has a different purpose but the bottom line is that it gives a student exposure to a potential career field that they would like to pursue and helps you work on professional skills and career competencies necessary for the workforce.

  • Networking 
  • Get the experience before you graduate 
  • Opportunities to translate classroom knowledge into a real-world setting 
  • Evaluate your career goals and expectations 
  • Potential to turn into a job position 

Volunteerism is a way for students to engage in a project or organization that is giving back to the community without receiving any sort of compensation. Although not directly related to the workforce, volunteerism allows students to foster and grow on career competencies such as leadership, critical thinking, professionalism, and teamwork. 

An informational interview is an informal meeting with a person who has a job title or works in an industry that you aspire to learn more about or pursue. This can be either in-person, over the phone or video call, or through email correspondence. This allows a student to get inside knowledge of what it is like to pursue and work in certain industries and job positions. This is also a great way to network with professionals.

A structured time to get an inside look at the day-to-day activities of a professional in your desired career field. Normally it is a commitment of 4-8 hours. The focus of job shadowing is to get an understanding of the nature of a field or role and see what it may look like to pursue this career. 

Undergraduate internship experiences

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IDS 401

The IDS 401 experience is required for students in the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. 

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CAP 484

CAP 484 is required for students in the Counseling and Applied Psychological Science undergraduate degree. 

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ISS 484

ISS 484 serves as the capstone course for the Integrative Social Science undergraduate degree. 

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STS 484

STS 484 is required for students in the Science, Technology, and Society undergraduate degree. 

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SPA 484

SPA 484 is required for students in the Spanish for the Professions Certificate program and Spanish Minor.

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VTS 484

VTS 484 is required for students in the Veterans, Society, and Service Certificate program. 

Graduate internship experiences

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CED 684

CED 684 is required for students in the Counseling graduate degree. 

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ISS 584

ISS 584 is required for students in the Integrative Social Science graduate degree. 

Other internship opportunities

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CISA elective internships

Students looking to earn academic credit for an internship that they are currently enrolled in can do so through one of CISA's many 484 course options. 
 

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ASU Pre-health Internship Program

The Pre-Health Internship Program (PHIP) is a university-wide program designed to develop high-quality activities that give ASU students the practical experience needed to be competitive in post-graduate degree programs and careers.

Be internship ready 

This self-paced course, developed by ASU's Career and Professional Development Services, covers a variety of topics that will prepare you for finding and applying to internships in addition to being successful during and after the experience. 

Take the Be Internship Ready Course
 

Finding opportunities

ASU recommended resources

Handshake

This system features hundreds of internship opportunities, the majority of which are posted by employers who are specifically interested in recruiting ASU students. Apply as directed for each internship of interest.

Opportunities Database

A 30-page listing of organizations where CISA alumni have worked to fulfill previous internship requirements. Check out our featured sites that are actively searching for student assistance. 

ASU academic department websites

Go to an academic department's website that is related to the type of internship you have an interest in obtaining and do a search using "internship."

Generic job searching sites

Below is a list of generic job search sites that you can use. Be extra careful when looking through these sites, as they are not as carefully vetted as ASU resources. We have seen a number of scams listed on these sites. If you have any questions regarding the validity of a company or position you see on one of these sites, please don't hesitate to contact us at cisa@asu.edu. 

Create Your Own Opportunity

Not every position is listed on a job searching site. Roughly 70% of jobs are found through networking. It is possible to create your own internship by contacting employers in your field of interest and describing your qualifications, interests and how you can contribute to their success. Descriptions of existing internships are helpful to frame your discussion with a possible internship host. Focus on the advantages to the organization in hiring an intern, such as having an extra person to assist with projects, offer new perspectives on organizational issues and provide new ideas.
 

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