Earn credit while you gain valuable skills you will use throughout your academic and professional career.

Find the right major and career path, adjust to college and the world of work, and learn how to be successful securing jobs, internships, and a career.

Career Events $ Distance Learning

Orientations, Programs, and Events bring together career profesionals and expert employer both live and from a distance.

Career & Major Exploration (UNIV 120)

Explore your individual interests and discover career resources that help you define your goals and develop strategies to achieve them. Self-assessment and individualized consultations get you on your path to success (1 credit hour).

LEAP Workplace Readiness (UNIV 195)

Engage in self-reflection and work place skill enhancement applicable to the Learn and Earn Advantage Program (LEAP) and the world of work. Develop self-presentation, work ethic, team membership, professional communication, independence and initiative, and see the "Big Picture" in relation to everyday workplace issues (1 credit hour, must have a LEAP Award to register).

Career Implementation (UNIV 200)

Gain an in-depth view of the career process, from internships and cooperative education through professional development and lifelong learning. Learn to navigate the job search process, practice interview skills, and evaluate a job offer in order to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the world of work (1 credit hour).

Career Engagement (UNIV 400)

If you're interested in getting an advantage as you search for your first professional position, this is the course for you! Instructors help facilitate the job search process and prepare you for a new job. Learn more about resumes, social media, networking, interviewing, and being successful in your new position (1 credit hour).

Earn a Certificate of Career Experience

College of Engineering

• Outline a program of study specific to your major
• Document cooperative education experience
• Decrease supervised hours required for professional registration
• Certify completion requirements to be credited on your official transcript

Beverly Forbes

• Dir Experiential Ed Programs
• Career Management Center
• 132 Kaufman Hall
• Norfolk, VA 23529
• 757-683-5341
• bforbes@odu.edu

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College of Sciences

• Physics
• Psychology
• Computer Science
• Certificate Program Departmental Certification

Erin Mills

• Assistant Director
• Career Management Center
• 236k Mills Godwin Bldg
• Norfolk, VA 23529
• 757-683-3282
• emills@odu.edu

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