Career Preparation
Your Preparation Begins Now
Computing, Informatics, and Data Science students are prepared for their future careers through internships, professional networking, practice interviews, resume review, and much more.
Internship Opportunities
Internships are a fantastic way to gain real-world experience while earning academic credit!
Credit earning opportunity:
- Computer Science: 3 credits
- Cybersecurity: 6 credits
- Software Engineering: 3 credits (required for degree)
- Statistics: 3 credits
To qualify, students must meet the following requirements:
- Relevance: The internship must be directly related to your degree program.
- Concurrent Enrollment: You must be actively working at the internship site while enrolled in the internship course.
- Reporting: You are required to submit biweekly reports throughout the term and a final report at the end of the internship.
This is a valuable opportunity to apply your skills in a professional setting, build your resume, and earn credit toward your degree. Don’t miss out! Talk to your advisor about internships if you are interested.
Common Internship Locations
- 3M
- Cargill Inc.
- Blattner Energy
- IBM
- Emerson
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Travelers Insurance
- United Health Group/Optum
Impressive Results
Opportunities for our computer science and network security graduates are vast, and placement rates are impressive. Graduates also go on to earn master's and doctoral degrees in computer science and engineering at graduate schools across the country.
Cybersecurity graduates have been hired as security architects, security analysts, security engineers, network administrators, and network engineers. Computer science graduates work as software engineers, system administrators, programmers or system analysts.
The SCSU Career Center provides a variety of assistance for our students as they build toward a career.
Our Graduates
- Understand the underlying principles of modern computational technologies.
- Are able to analyze problems.
- Can apply algorithmic principles and theory.
- Design, implement and develop software and hardware systems.
- Communicate effectively.
- Function well in teams to accomplish a common goal.
- Are aware of the importance of life-long learning.