Undergraduate Student Resources

Explore your options

Career Counseling

Not sure about your major or career direction? We’ll help you reflect on your interests, values, and goals to build a personalized plan for success—academically and professionally.

Interest Inventories
Discover what careers align with your personality and strengths. Take the FOCUS2 Assessment to explore majors and career paths, then meet with a career advisor to review your results.

Use keycode”vikings” to register.

Career Planning Course – ACSR 1030
A two-credit course for first- and second-year students (and transfers) to explore career options, understand your strengths, and map out your academic and professional goals. Learn how to choose the right classes, internships, and campus experiences to support your future career.

Handshake
Browse internships and jobs, connect with employers, and upload your resume on Handshake.

Build your experience

Career advantage
Step-by-step guidance to help you gain the skills, experiences, and confidence needed to launch a successful job search by senior year. View the planning guide.

Résumé development
We’ll help you create or refine your résumé and identify the courses, jobs, and activities that strengthen your qualifications.

Interview preparation
Learn how to research companies, align your skills with job requirements, and practice articulating your story with confidence.

Job search strategies
From networking and researching employers to practicing interviews, we’ll help you approach your job search with clarity and purpose.

Micro-internships

Explore short-term, paid, professional projects through Parker Dewey—perfect for gaining experience and building your résumé.

Internship planning
Internships give you hands-on experience, build your résumé, and help you explore potential careers.

Start with a one-on-one appointment: We’ll help you with internship search strategies, résumé and cover letter development, and academic credit guidelines and registration.

Program-specific support: Some majors, like nursing or athletic training, include internships in your coursework. Others, like business and economics, require you to find internships independently—with support from your faculty advisor and our team.

Internship eligibility and requirements
To earn academic credit for your internship, you must:

• Be a junior or senior with a declared major
• Have completed at least two semesters at North Park
• Hold a minimum 2.0 GPA overall and 2.4 in your major (some departments may require higher GPAs)
• Register for 1–8 credit hours (40 work hours per credit hour)
• Complete all approvals and paperwork via DocuSign before starting your internship

F-1 Students: Must consult the Director of International Affairs before beginning. Paid internships require work authorization.

Deadline: Internship courses must be added by Week 1 of the semester.

Internship and career forms

• Undergraduate Internship Application (DocuSign)
• Internship Application (Sample)
• Faculty Sponsor Evaluation (DocuSign)
• Faculty Internship Sponsorship Evaluation (Sample)
• Internship Manual