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This course helps prepare upper division students of any major to transition into the workforce following graduation. The course focuses on preparing for a life of leadership after college by understanding how to develop life skills that will allow them to integrate their unique life calling into work environments and career interests. Four broad areas will be addressed: 1) Job Search, 2) Professional Development, 3) Personal Financial and Time Management, and 4) Lifelong Leadership and Learning. Students will prepare a personal portfolio and develop a strategic life and leadership plan.

In this class students will discover experiential learning opportunities that align with their life calling, engage in meaningful assignments in the local community and the classroom, and learn to thrive by exhibiting gained skills in their personal and professional lives. Through the course, students will learn Kolbs Experiential Learning Model and understand how to utilize reflection in future life experiences.

This course is focused on facilitating and supporting for-credit internship opportunities for students seeking to integrate classroom learning with applied learning in the community. Students will participate in an internship experience and the course concurrently. Students from various academic disciplines will be brought together to process and reflect upon the impact of their internship on their overall understanding of self-directed learning, career exploration, faith integration and professional development.