Career exploration

• Know what transferable skills are, provide examples of transferable skills, and identify strategies to build these skills.
• Feel confident that you are able to identify your strengths, interests, and values, and begin to connect these to potential careers.
• Feel confident in utilizing career and personality assessments to assess fit with careers and work environments.

Resume and cover letter reviewsAccordion Open

• Identify and apply principles of high-quality resume design and formatting to your own resume.
• Feel confident crafting bullet points (accomplishment statements) using strong verbs, quantifiable actions, and results.
• Feel empowered to begin crafting a compelling Summary of Qualifications targeted towards desired jobs that reflect your skills, experience, and what makes you unique.

Internship exploration and resourcesAccordion Open
Identify strengths, interests, and values, and begin to connect these to potential internships.

• Feel confident identifying reputable online internship search sites and using them to find internships.
• Identify the application materials you need to apply for internships.

Job search strategiesAccordion Open

• Feel confident about finding and using resources to match your strengths, interests, and values to various jobs.
• Identify and locate reputable online job search sites.
• Learn to use online tools, such as Glassdoor and LinkedIn, to investigate organizational culture.

Mock interviewsAccordion Open

• Use the STAR Method to identify your responses to behavioral interview questions and practice these responses.
• Identify nervous habits and replace them with professional, confident body language.
• Recognize appropriate and professional interview attire.

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

Contact our PSA counselor for more information

Applicants must have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 out of a 4.0 scale for their bachelor’s degree to be considered for regular admission. Admitted students are expected to have undergraduate educational experiences, including general education studies, that are similar to those required for a baccalaureate at Northern Arizona University. Students holding a cumulative GPA below a 3.0 may be considered for conditional admission with a recommendation and rationale from the admitting academic program. 

Undergraduate transcripts from all undergraduate and/or graduate work completed in the U.S. must be uploaded to evaluate your application. Ensure all pages of your transcript are included and can be easily read. Your official transcripts, sent from the issuing institution directly to Northern Arizona University, will be required upon admittance to your graduate program for GPA and degree conferral verification. NAU students do not need to submit official transcripts for NAU coursework.

NAU students may access unofficial transcripts via LOUIE. NAU alumni must have an NAU Google account to access their LOUIE files. 

• TOEFL iBT 80
• DuoLingo 105
• IELTS 6.5