CEC 190: Career Foundations
What if your engineering and computing education taught you technical knowledge and the professional skills you’ll need throughout your career and that employers want? In the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), career readiness isn’t an afterthought – it’s the foundation of our curriculum from day one.
Where Career Readiness is the Curriculum
CEC 190 Fast Facts
- Asynchronous, mandatory program
- Zero credit hours (courses do not affect your GPA)
- 8 courses over 8 semesters
- Different topic every semester focused on a career readiness skill
- Earn skill badges with each course completion
Your Career Launchpad
Every CEC student is enrolled in Career Foundations. This program focuses on real-world professional and career development, not exams.professional and career development, not exams.
Each course explores a specifi c career readiness skill as recommended by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), a leading authority on what employers want. We’ve customized theseclasses for CEC students by linking them to Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) learning outcomes.
Assignments might include
• Attending an industry talk • Going to a networking event • Doing a mock interview • Developing your LinkedIn profile • Engaging with CEC career readiness resources
