Career Development Services

As an Arts & Sciences student, your potential isn’t limited by your degree.

Through combination of your discipline studies and your UCORE selections, you’ll have opportunities to pursue additional subjects that spark your interest and you’ll build the soft skills—interpersonal communications, critical thinking, resourcefulness—that employers are always looking for.

We can help you

Meet with our career coordinator for individual advice and feedback on a wide range of topics:

• Identify career pathways.
• Choose a major or minor.
• Set personal, academic, and professional goals.
• Find job or internship openings.
• Evaluate graduate school options and assist with applications.
• Polish your resume and cover letter.
• Practice for interviews.
• Articulate your skills, experiences, and education.

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ASCC

The WSU Academic Success & Career Center is a good starting point to assess your interests, sign up for workshops, and explore career paths:

• Arts, Media, Communications
• Education and Training
• Health Science
• Human Services
• Law, Public Safety, Policy
• Sustainability
• and more!

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Handshake

Handshake is an online career management system—in other words, it’s a website where you can find job and internship listings, events to help you prepare for a career, and helpful WSU resources. Log in with your WSU NID and begin searching for opportunities.

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Some career ideas by disciplines

• Anthropology
• Biological Sciences
• Criminal Justice and Criminology
• Digital Technology and Culture
• English
• Environment
• General Science
• Humanities/Social Science
• History
• Languages, Cultures, and Race
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Events

WSU Career Expos

Communication, Arts, Science and Education (CASE) Fair

Virtual Event: Feb 13, 11 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Register for virtual Event

General Fair

Virtual Event: Feb 5, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Register for virtual event

General Fair

In-person Event: Feb 6, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Register for in-person event

Learn more about this event at ASCC.

View a schedule of career expo prep events.

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Student Appointments

Make your appointment via the Handshake platform:

• Open WSU Handshake to make a new appointment.
• Choose College of Arts and Sciences from the list.
• Select a topic of conversation.
• Choose a day and time.
• Add an optional note with additional info about your goals.
• Finalize by clicking Request!

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Contact me!

Email your questions or request a presentation for student clubs and CAS classes.

Leanne Ralstin
Career Development Coordinator
leanne.ralstin@wsu.edu
CUE 502G