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Global Perspective

INTL 20100

Fall 2019

Five-Year Plan Exercise

Below is a sample five-year plan for a sophomore majoring in International Studies with a concentration in Culture & Communications. Use this to develop your own five-year plan for your major and concentration. As you develop your plan think carefully about the following questions and be sure your plan addresses them:

· How do you want to be a citizen of the world? What matters to you? What do you want your life’s work to be about?

· What are the remaining requirements for your major (and concentration, if applicable)?

· If you have a second major, what are its outstanding requirements?

· If you have a minor, what are its outstanding requirements?

· What general education requirements do you still need to fulfill?

· How much do you plan to work at a paid job over the next semesters? Are there other factors (family matters, medical issues, etc.) that you know you will need to take into account in order to plan?

· What kinds of internships should you carry out in order to prepare for a post-collegiate career?

· What are a few possibilities for an entry-level job after you graduate, and what sorts of classes might be especially helpful in preparing you for those possibilities?

· Do you plan to study abroad? When and where?

· Are there fellowships or scholarships that you should plan to apply for?

(PLEASE NOTE: The following sample five-year plan is entirely hypothetical! Use it only as a starting point for developing your own five-year plan that reflects your own academic standing and interests.)

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2019

Work paid job

Research study abroad possibilities for summer 2019

Take care of father while he recovers from surgery

(second semester, sophomore year)

INTL 30500

C&C theory course

Foreign language

1 C&C elective

1 general education elective

Work paid job

apply for study abroad and study abroad fellowship

Study abroad

Work paid job

Informational interviews to think about post-college careers

(first semester, junior year)

Work paid job

Methods course

Foreign language

1 C&C elective

2 general education electives

Research paid jobs in fields that would allow the work to count as an “internship” for the purposes of enrolling in Internship Seminar in Spring 2020. (Use CPDI resources as well as online research.)

2020

Work paid job in a field that allows it to count as an “internship” so can enroll in Internship Seminar in Spring 2020

Informational interviews to think about post-college careers

(second semester, junior year)

2 general education electives

1 C&C elective

Internship seminar

Work paid job

Work paid job

Plan and prepare for wedding

Informational interviews to think about post-college careers

(first semester, senior year)

1 C&C elective

2 general education electives

1 general education requirement

Work paid job

2021

Work paid job

Informational interviews to think about post-college careers

(second semester, senior year)

Senior seminar

1 C&C elective

1 general education requirement

1 general education elective

Work paid job

Find and apply for post-college jobs. (Use CPDI and other resources.)

GRADUATE!

Begin entry-level job at organization related to one of the previous internships

Conduct informational interviews with people in and outside the organization where working

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews

Develop networks within and outside organization where working

Begin researching graduate study for next step in career

2022

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews and network development

Continue research of graduate programs

Contact at least 3 professors re references

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews and networking

Continue graduate program research

Study for and take GRE or other exam

Begin working on personal statement for graduate applications

Continue working in entry-level job

Apply to graduate programs

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews

Develop networks within and outside organization where working

2023

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews

Develop networks within and outside organization where working

Continue working in entry-level job

Continue informational interviews

Develop networks within and outside organization where working

Continue working in entry-level job

Begin graduate program of study

Continue working in entry-level job

Map out plan for graduate course of study

Global Perspective, Fall 2019

Five-Year Plan Exercise

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