The Steinbright Career Development Center

The Steinbright Career Development Center (Steinbright) serves all students and recent alumni through cooperative education and career services offerings. For information about potential co-op experiences, or to access career guides for specific majors, visit the Steinbright Center's Co-op Career Guide page.

I. Drexel Undergraduate Co-op

Cooperative Education at Drexel enables full-time undergraduate students to alternate periods of classroom theory with professional experience prior to graduation. Participation in co-op is available in most academic programs. Successful completion of the cooperative education experience is a graduation requirement for students enrolled in a co-op degree program. Students have the opportunity to gain 6 to 18 months of career-related work experience integrated with their coursework. Cooperative education helps students explore and confirm their career choices by assisting students in several areas of career development, including self-assessment and career exploration. Through co-op students develop confidence, professionalism and a sense of purpose. Students are expected to take advantage of every possible opportunity to observe different aspects of the workplace and to gain experience.  

To learn more about undergraduate co-op, visit the Steinbright Career Development Center's website.

A. Co-op Program Schedule Options

B. Co-op Policies and Procedures

C. Co-op Preparatory Courses

D. Classes During Co-op Go to the Provost's website

II. Drexel Graduate Co-op Program (GCP)

Drexel's more than 100-year tradition in the field of experiential education is also available in select graduate programs. Graduate co-op enables master's level students to alternate class terms with one six-month period of professional or research experience.

For more information about the graduate co-op program and a list of participating majors visit the Graduate Co-op website.

III. Career Services

Career Services offers assistance to all current students and alumni in securing employment consistent with personal career goals and objectives. All services are free of charge to active students and alumni. Services, resources, and events include:

• Individual career counseling, including assessments designed to help individuals choose long-range career goals consistent with their abilities, education, interests, values and personality.

• Career counselors who work specifically with first year students and graduating seniors. Individual appointments and group programs covering topics including resume writing, interview preparation, job search strategies and offer negotiation.

• On-Campus Interview Program which provides opportunities for on-campus interviews with employers from business, industry, education, and government services.

• Handshake. Drexel's online job search system. Students can review job postings with employers who are interested in hiring Drexel students and alumni. Students can also research companies, information on career fairs, and company-hosted information sessions with Handshake.  

• Comprehensive pre-professional advising services to students and alumni who are considering careers in law or medicine.

• Two of the largest career fairs in the Delaware Valley in October and April open to all students and alumni. In addition, a career fair specifically for engineering and technology students is held in the winter term.