Summer Session

GRD 510: Career Exploration with PCLP

Graduate 0-1 credits

GRD 510 engages Master's and doctoral students in the PhD Career Ladder Program, a peer-led framework for career exploration and preparation. Graduate students follow seven career development steps which correspond to the essential components of an Individual Development Plan (IDP). The steps include: self-assessment, career research, informational interviewing, skill identification and building, CV/resume crafting, networking, and goal setting. Each section is led by a graduate student peer leader. Students will cultivate their career preparedness and gain a framework that they can apply to any career goal, academic and non-academic, now and in the future. By the end of the course, students will have gained increased confidence in and preparation for seeking a career of interest and will have a set of actionable goals for next steps.