ENGR 26Finding Entry-Level Job
Engineering · 2 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Designed to engage engineering students in process of getting ready to graduate and need help joining workforce. Focus on how to apply to entry-level positions in engineering field, and specifically industries that value engineering degree over technical experience. Offers suggestions to overcome typical barriers students encounter in securing entry-level position including students with no industry internships, lack of professional network, lack of hands-on technical experience, low grade-point average, lack of student organization extracurricular activities, international students, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students, and other low-confidence students. Students learn about various components of job application, practice preparing relevant materials, and prepare for career-related social interactions. Students develop skills and insights to successfully secure entry-level job as soon as possible after graduation.
P/NP grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.