Career & PostGraduate Advising

Post Graduate Advising

With an Arts & Sciences degree, you do more than make a living. You make a difference.

The ArtSci Difference

With an Arts & Sciences degree, you have the flexibility to study what you love and pursue a profession that's meaningful to you.

Through your coursework, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary for any career, including critical thinking, research skills, communication, civic knowledge and cultural awareness. You will also have many opportunities to gain professional knowledge and skills through specialized coursework and experiences, like internships, research, community service, leadership training, and/or coursework.

Our liberal arts curriculum prepares you to contribute to a vibrant and just society and to thrive in the professional worlds of business, education, law, medicine, government, and non-profit industries. From 2013-2016, 94% of reporting graduates landed a position or place in graduate, law or medical school. For more information, visit the WashU Center for Career Engagement Outcomes Data. 

 

Students in Classroom

Find tools & resources along the way

Connect with an Advisor

If you’re interested in medical or other health school, law school, or graduate school, we have advisors ready to help you make your dreams a reality.

Connect with an Advisor

Explore Study Abroad Programs

Build cultural knowledge, the languages and the practical skills to enable you to participate fully in a global society.

Seek Adventure

Find & Secure an Internship

Learn about opportunities to help find and secure an internship, and check out resources to help apply for funding or whether you can earn academic credit.

Find an Internship

Apply for Fellowships & Scholarships

WashU provides specialized advising to identify and apply for a number of national and international fellowships and scholarships.

Learn More

Explore Research Opportunities

Undergraduate research gives you a chance to dig deeper into a discipline with the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Find Opportunities

Attend WashU Programs & Events

Attend events like Junior Jumpstart, designed specifically to help you navigate your next steps after WashU. It is perfect for students who know what they want to do next, as well as those who are completely undecided.

Learn More

Prepare for Your Career

Customize your professional development, whether you're undecided or laser-focused on a career, just starting to explore or applying for your first job.

Find Events & Workshops

Personalized Advising for Any Path

Advising for Internships

Your liberal arts education and experience combine to open doors to a first job and lifelong career success in the fluid and dynamic twenty-first-century job market. Oftentimes, experiences within and outside of the classrom can help you find direction and purpose. Internships, volunteer experiences, research, study abroad, shadowing, and extra-curricular activities assist. Learn how to find & secure an internship, apply for internship funding, and earn academic credit in Arts & Sciences. 

 FIND AN INTERNSHIP

Advising for Fellowships

A number of students in Arts & Sciences are well suited for fellowships and scholarships providing advanced undergraduate and/or post-graduate study. Fellowship Advising provides one-on-one advising for students interested in competitive International or Domestic Fellowships including the Rhodes and Marshall, but also the Boren, Beinecke, and Fulbright. We also nominate students for special opportunities available for advanced undergraduate or graduate study and/or research. Opportunities include but are not limited to the Udall, Voyager, or Goldwater.

LEARN MORE ABOUT FELLOWSHIP ADVISING

 

Advising for Graduate School

Are you curious about the world? Have you ever wondered what it takes to create, and not just consume, knowledge? Have you ever thought about working in a university, a think-tank, a major laboratory or library, or an organization that creates policies that really work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, graduate school is for you.

Connect with PreGrad Advising

 

Advising for Law School

Legal education and careers in law are deeply challenging and satisfying. To learn if law is right for you and how to prepare for law school, view a list of advisors, a PreLaw Handbook, additional resources, and information on how to apply.

Find PreLaw Resources

 

Advising for Medical and Health School

In Arts & Sciences, you can major in any subject while gaining a solid academic foundation for any career in the health professions, including medicine, veterinary care, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, and more. You can find a variety of research and volunteer opportunities as early as your first year; enjoy a community of faculty and advisors committed to supporting you and giving you personal attention; and participate in the life of our internationally recognized medical school, even as an undergraduate.

Learn More about PreHealth

Advising for Careers

Complement your studies with professional development through skill-building workshops, employer events, networking opportunities, and coaching in the WashU Center for Career Engagement. For students interested in entrepreneurial ventures, liberal arts students are highly competitive and sought after when they combine their studies with opportunities through the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

 WashU Center for Career Engagement

THE SKANDALARIS CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Applying to Grad School Workshop Series

Working on a grad school application? Dr. Allan Davis, assistant dean in the College Office, is hosting a series of workshops called "Applying to Grad School." With topics highlighting timelines and letters of recommendations, to statements of intent and resume/CVs, as well as interview day prep and next steps, students will get practical advice to plan their path and work on grad school application materials.
All workshops will be held in Cupples II, McLeod Conference Room.

Statement of Intent and Resume/CVs
Join us Monday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. to refine your story in documents that introduce who you are and what you want to accomplish.

Interview Day Prep and Next Steps
Join us Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. or Monday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. to plan what you want to learn and accomplish during interviews.

Learn More & Register

Find Resources

Drop-in Advising Schedule

Drop-in Advising Schedule

get your advising questions answered

Entrepreneurship Programs & Training

Entrepreneurship Programs & Training

get trained, connected, and funded with the Skandalaris Center

Internship Credit

Internship Credit

find out if you can receive credit for your unpaid internship

Overseas Programs

Overseas Programs

embark on your international journey

PreGraduate School Advising

PreGraduate School Advising

create new knowledge through a master's or doctoral program

PreHealth Advising

PreHealth Advising

paging future doctors, nurses, vets, dentists and more, your advisor will see you now

PreLaw Advising

PreLaw Advising

explore routes to law school and legal careers

Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students

Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students

discover, create, and reflect on your path with advisors

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

create knowledge in any discipline with the Office of Undergraduate Research

WashU Fellowships

WashU Fellowships

apply for research and civic fellowships for junior and senior years

Writing Center & Speaking Studio

Writing Center & Speaking Studio

get support for writing and public speaking, from brainstorming to final draft and presentation

Undergraduate Internships

Learn how to find & secure an internship, apply for internship funding, and earn academic credit in Arts & Sciences. 

Find Internships

Secure an Internship

 

Apply for Funding

Earn Academic Credit