Sign-Up for a Career Course!
Need a little extra motivation to start your career journey? Sign-up for one of our Career Courses to have career exploration and progress built-in to your daily schedule! Whether you’re looking to get credit alongside other students, or to navigate a course on your own, we have something for you.
Self-Paced Courses
We are excited to launch our new self-paced courses! These courses are available completely online and at your own pace. They are non-credit and instead of an instructor, you will find pathways that offer additional support outside of the course beyond the module content.
Sign-Up for a Self-Paced Course
The Self-Paced Courses require registration. Please allow 3-5 business days to be added to the Canvas course.
Any questions can be directed to Sarah Kovalesky.
Jump Start Your Job Search
Course Description
You will engage in a self-paced course that navigates the basics of a job search. This short course will focus on introducing you to U Career Success, the aspects and how to search for a job, how to complete basic application materials, and interviewing. By completing this course, students will be able to navigate the basics of a job search and apply them to future searches.
1. Identify and navigate the services offered by U Career Success
2. Utilize and update Handshake as the University’s opportunity and resource hub for career-related experiences and support
3. Organize their job search to best meet their individual needs
4. Identify the common components of a job application
5. Apply best practices to application materials and interviews
6. Identify common interview questions and practice them
Considering & Applying to Graduate School
Course Description
Graduate School is a process that can be long and very nuanced depending on the individual. Higher than a bachelor’s degree, an advanced or graduate degree is generally a master’s or doctorate degree. There are innumerable academic master’s and doctoral degrees covering at least as many areas as undergraduate degrees. This course serves as a comprehensive foundation when it comes to considering and then applying to graduate school.
- Navigate the services offered by U Career Success
- Identify and confirm if graduate school is the right path for you
- Select programs of interest to apply to
- Recognize different components of the graduate school application process and the timeline and deadlines associated with the process
- Complete application components such as a resume, personal statement, and letters of recommendation
- Recognize the importance of networking as part of applying to graduate school
- Practice interviewing using skills, experiences, and academics to showcase yourself to graduate programs
- Recognize the various ways you can find funding and opportunities to supplement your graduate program
- Navigate different possible outcomes of the application process
- Identify numerous pathways for support and additional resources available to you as a U of U student or recent
For-Credit Courses
Add these courses to your schedule using the CIS Course Registration Portal at your assigned registration time. For more information on how to register for classes, see this guide.
Career Exploration – UGS 1950
Online Course | 1 Credit | Half Semester
Course Description
In this course, you will engage in hands-on career exploration and self-discovery activities. By the end of the course, you will be equipped to create and pursue an individualized action plan toward your current and future career goals.
- Acknowledge that career development is an ongoing and ever-changing lifelong process.
- Increase their confidence engaging in the lifelong process of career exploration.
- Identify and reframe common career myths that often lead to misconceptions and barriers about the career development process.
- Engage in a process of self-discovery by reflecting upon and articulating their values, interests, personality traits, and skills.
- Identify career exploration resources and utilize them to research and gain insights into different career pathways that align with their values, interests, personality traits, skills, and goals.
- Design a plan with concrete action steps to explore different career pathways and make progress toward their career goals.
- Reflect upon their own career exploration process and understand the importance of reflecting throughout their career journey beyond graduation.
Job Search Strategies – UGS 3950
Online Course | 2 Credits | Full Semester
Course Description
This course will help you prepare to apply to internships and post-graduation options, including jobs, graduate programs, fellowships, and more. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to continuously create and pursue individualized action plans toward your current & future career goals.
- Engage in a process of self-discovery by reflecting upon and articulating their values, interests, personality traits, and skills.
- Increase confidence in ability to engage in the process as they plan for next steps by implementing a variety of career development skills, which include but are not limited to: resume, cover letter, networking, job search resources, interviewing, negotiating/considering offers.
- Identify and utilize career resources to research and pursue opportunities that align with their values, interests, personality traits, skills, and individual goals.
- Increase familiarity with, and reflect upon, the various career options available during and after their education to gain experience in ways that align with their individual goals.
- Utilize knowledge of self to inform the search process for internships and post-graduation opportunities.
- Identify common skills, experiences, and knowledge recruiters look for in candidates, and articulate how their own skills, experiences, and knowledge translate to different opportunities.
- Design a plan with concrete action steps to explore different career pathways and make progress toward their career goals.
- Students will recognize that negotiation is part of the search process, learn best practices for articulating their worth to recruiters, and identify the factors that go into deciding whether to accept or decline an offer.
Careers Internship Program (CSIP) – UGS 4950
Online Course | 1-6 Credits | Full Semester
Course Description
The Career Services Internship Program (CSIP) allows students to earn academic credit for an internship. While participating in the course students will be asked in real time to reflect on their experiences, learning objectives, connect with their professional network, and apply their skills and knowledge to various career development topics.
More information and enrollment information for CSIP is available here.