Developing Credentials

If you know what career you’re aiming for, you can considering adding majors, minors, and/or certificates that will strengthen your background in that field, pursue relevant internships and/or national scholarships, and work on developing skills and credentials needed to obtain an entry level job in that field.  

Many students, however, do not know what professional path they want to pursue until after graduation, and some may only figure that out after working for several years. If you have not yet decided on a career path, you should use your non-program and free electives to explore different fields, consider studying abroad, and engage in internships, student organizations, and volunteer work to learn what interests you—and what doesn’t. You can also focus on developing skills applicable to any profession: proficiency in writing, public speaking, research, and critical analysis; experience with team work and leadership; digital literacy; and intercultural and interpersonal competency.

Information about how you can develop your credentials:

• Expanding your Academic Credentials:
  • A list of all majors, minors, and certificates offered at Rowan may be found at
    https://sites.rowan.edu/student-success/advising/exploring-academic-programs/exploring-majors.html 
  • Program guides for majors from all colleges may be found at https://sites.rowan.edu/registrar/program-guide-info/index.html
  • Links to the websites of different programs within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) may be found at the following locations: Websites of CHSS Majors here.

•  Gaining Professional Experience:
  • Information about internships, service learning opportunities, and part-time jobs you could pursue to explore your interests, gain experience, and build your resume may be found at our Internships page. You may also want to consult with faculty about collaborating on research or volunteer with the Office of Service Learning & Volunteerism. 
• Gaining Experience in Leadership and Teamwork:
  • Gain experience in leadership as well as team work and build your resume through involvement with student groups.
  • CHSS Case Study Competition—Recruiting students in fall. Contact Assistant Dean Stephen Fleming at flemings@rowan.edu with questions. (See video from one of our past competitions!)
    
    
• Developing Intercultural Competency:
  • Information about national scholarships for students from a wide variety of majors, including summer programs in the United States and abroad, may be found at
    https://chss.rowan.edu/centers/inter_majors/internationalstudies/scholarships/index.html.
  • Information about Rowan Study Abroad programs may be found at https://sites.rowan.edu/international/educationabroad/index.html
  • Developing skills in another language can help you be more competitive. Explore language offerings here, https://academics.rowan.edu/chss/departments/world_languages/Academic%20Programs.html.
  • Information about events, programs, and groups offered by different centers affiliated with Rowan’s Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution may be found at https://sites.rowan.edu/sjicr/.
  • Information about events and programs offered by Rowan’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies may be found at https://academics.rowan.edu/chss/centers/RCHGS/index.html.