Career Development and Alumni Engagement offers career counseling and assistance with the graduate/professional school exploration, decision- making, planning and preparation process. We provide online resources through our Graduate School Bound Program, and our Graduate & Professional School Handbook.
Graduate & Professional School Handbook (, 709KB)
Review our Frequently Asked Questions (, 115KB).
Not sure where to begin?
Graduate/Professional School Exploration and Decision-Making Process
Planning and Application Process
Need further assistance? Contact advisement@csuci.edu. Review additional graduate/professional school resources related to the graduate school planning and application process.
Personal Statement
Contact the Writing and Multiliteracy Center.
GRE Preparation Sessions
Learn more about the at º£½ÇÉçÇøCI, and for the upcoming sessions.
Financing Your Education
Contact Sally Casanova through the Pre-Doctoral Program and the Chancellors Doctoral Incentive Program.
Graduate School Bound Program
The Graduate School Bound Program is a self-paced online format to assist º£½ÇÉçÇøCI students and alumni with the graduate/professional school exploration, decision-making, planning and the preparation process of applying. This online program is intentionally designed to provide in-depth assistance with the graduate/professional school planning process.
Graduate School Bound Program Modules:
| Title | Module | Supplemental Documents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Career and Educational Goals | Module #1 (, 241.5KB) |
What To Do & When (, 14.9KB) Timeline (, 170KB) Process (, 182KB) |
| #2 Exploration and Research | Module #2 (, 288KB) |
Planning Guide (, 37.5KB) Evaluating Graduate Programs (, 82.1KB) Selecting a Graduate School (, 81.5KB) |
| #3 Graduate School Application Planning | Module #3 (, 1.8 MB) | Questions to Ask Graduate School Representatives (, 216KB) |
| #4 Financial Aid & Test Preparation | Module #4 (, 452KB) |
GRE Test Preparation Resources (, 195.9KB) |
| #5 Personal Statement & Letters of Recommendation | Module #5 (, 346.5 KB) |
Writing and Multiliteracy Center Personal Statement Worksheet (, 78KB) Graduate School Admissions Essays (, 110KB)Sample Graduate School Admissions Essays (, 88KB) |
| #6 Enrichment and Experience | Module #6 (, 255KB) |
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