• Freshman Year
• Sophomore Year
• Junior Year, Winter Quarter
• Junior Year, Spring Quarter
• Junior Year, Summer Quarter
• Senior Year, Fall Quarter
• Senior Year, Winter Quarter
• Senior Year, Spring Quarter, Graduation
• Summer Quarter After Graduation

Freshman Year

• Meet with your academic advisor before registration for the next quarter.
• Join a campus organization in an area of interest (http://asi.calpoly.edu/uu/clubprograms/).
• Validate your major choice by reviewing the Career Exploration area of the Career Services web page. (http://www.careerservices.calpoly.edu/Students
  /CareerPlanning/careerplanninglinks.htm)
• Attend a Resume/Cover Letter Workshop given by Career Services.
• Begin to work on your resume.
• Research and apply for a summer job or internship.

Sophomore Year

• Meet with your academic advisor every quarter.
• Plan your coursework for the coming year.
• Meet with your career counselor to further define your goals.
• Join a campus organization related to your major or your career goals. (http://www.calpoly.edu/~cosam/
  cosam_main_web_pages_files/student.html)
• Update your resume.
• If you are interested in a career in research, become involved in a research experience in your major.
• If you are interested in a health profession, start gaining experience in your chosen field. Check out the health professions web page at: http://www.calpoly.edu/~cosamac/health/
• Participate in a volunteer/community activity. (http://scs.calpoly.edu/)

Junior Year, Winter Quarter

• Fulfill Graduation Writing Requirement. (http://www.calpoly.edu/~wrtskils/gwr/)
• See Health Professions Advisor for health profession career path.
• Begin soliciting letters of recommendation if interested in a health profession.
• Apply for a summer job/internship/research fellowship or Co-op.
• Meet with academic advisor to review six quarter plan to graduation.
• Prepare (study) for health profession entrance exams.

Junior Year, Spring Quarter

• Discuss graduate/professional school and career options with academic advisor/career counselor.
• Begin working on personal statement if applying to professional school.
• Find out requirements for senior project from your department and begin talking to faculty about possible projects.
• Apply for a graduation evaluation (depending on major, may require the completion of concentration or restricted electives forms to include with request).
• Schedule professional school entrance exams.
• Take health profession entrance exams.

Junior Year, Summer Quarter

• Participate in summer job / internship / research experience.
• If career goal is health profession school, finalize application.
• If interested in graduate school, begin researching possible schools to apply to.

Senior Year, Fall Quarter

• Review graduation evaluation with an academic advisor and plan out remaining classes and requirements.
• If interested in graduate school, take the Graduate Record Exam. (http://www.testoffice.calpoly.edu/gre.htm)
  Here are some on-line guides that might help you prepare:
  http://gre-test-prep.com/gre-index.html
• Begin senior project.
• If applying to graduate school, solicit letters of recommendation.
• Apply to graduate school.
• Health profession students, schedule mock interview.
• Begin interviewing process for health profession schools.

Senior Year, Winter Quarter

• Continue working on senior project.
• Check with academic advisor during registration period for spring to insure all requirements for graduation are accounted for.
• Update resume and cover letter.
• Research employers, salaries and hiring trends for your major through Career Services.
• Complete applications for graduate school if applicable.
• Submit your resume to Mustang Jobs. Login to Mustang Jobs through http://my.calpoly.edu Once logged in, click on Mustang Jobs
• Health professions students, continue interview process.
• Prospective graduate students, schedule mock interview with Career Services counselor.

Senior Year, Spring Quarter, Graduation

• Complete senior project and turn in to faculty advisor.
• Interview for appropriate jobs.
• Check with academic advisor to insure that all paperwork is submitted for substitutions, etc.
• Visit grad center at El Corral to prepare for graduation ceremony.

Summer Quarter After Graduation

• After grades have been posted, order a transcript to confirm that your degree has been awarded and that there are no errors on your transcript.