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.

For undergraduate, freshmen students:

• The minimum Grade Point Average required is a 2.3/4.0 on secondary/high school work.
• For undergraduate, transfer or transient students:
• The minimum Grade Point Average required is a 2.0/4.0 on post-secondary/university/college work
• For undergraduate, post-degree students
• The minimum Grade Point Average required is a 2.0/4.0 on post-secondary/university/college work

English Proficiency Type

IELTS (5.5)

TOEFL-Internet Based (61)

PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic) (43)

Duolingo (110)

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