We invite you to take advantage of opportunities – starting with your first year – that will help you stand out from the crowd: co-ops, internships, study abroad, and workshops on career-related topics.

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All students participate in a project-based Professional Experience following the first-year such as co-op, internship, directed research, or community project clearly related to the student’s professional goals.

The Common Experience Committee expects to see evidence of project-based work from relevant professional experiences. 

Professional Experience

Students should develop an appreciation of the need for self-motivated life-long learning:

1.  Students should understand the need for continuously updating their professional skills after graduation.

2.  Students should demonstrate learning effectively on their own.

Students should develop an increased social awareness and interpersonal competence:

3.  Students should demonstrate leadership skills such as goal setting, change management, ethical behavior, and providing actionable feedback.

4.  Students should demonstrate teamwork skills such as building effective relationships with peers, being a collaborative team member, and identifying and managing team conflict.

5.  Students should demonstrate an understanding of the value of service to the University, to the community, or to the profession.