Summer Session

GRD 510: Career Exploration with ECLP

Graduate 0-1 credits

GRD 510 engages Master's and doctoral students in the Exploring Career Ladders Program (ECLP), a peer-led framework for career exploration and preparation. Graduate students follow 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, networking, CV/resume crafting, 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. This course cannot be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements.