Arkansas State University

Career Development Plan

• Complete your Handshake profile. This will help you find jobs, internships, volunteer work, and other opportunities to build your resume and make you more marketable.
• Develop a resume and make an appointment with Career Services to review. Once it is completed, upload your resume into your Handshake profile. 
• Look at the career options listed on "What Can I Do With This Major?" This link will provide you some examples of what you can do with certain degrees.
• Join a student organization. This will help you become involved on campus and looks great on a resume.
• Start building and maintaining your career portfolio in Handshake and the Reflection portfolio.

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

The College of Nursing and Health Professions School of Nursing requires a high level of proficiency in English so that all students will be able to fully meet academic and clinical objectives as well as meet criteria for professional licensure. 

• Applicants whose primary language is not English or did not attend K-12 in the United States must demonstrate English language proficiency through the following tests:
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 83 on the preferred internet-based test (iBT), 570 on the paper-based test, or 213 on the computer-based test. 
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of at least 6.5 and a spoken band score of 7. 
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with a score of 56. 

The TOEFL is available at the ASU Testing Center. When taking the exam off campus, the report code for A-State is 6011. All test scores are valid for two (2) years.