EDUCATION

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information Online

General

• Exploring Majors– includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire Sociology majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student :  Education
• Contacts

o NCC, Kelly Dunne, Student Advising Coordinator, 416A Enterprise Hall, (703) 993-1454

o GSE, Amanda Cline, School Partnership Coordinator, A338 Robinson Hall, (703) 993-2078

o Academic Advising Center, SUB I, 304, (703) 993-2470    

o Virginia Wheeler, vwheeler@gmu.edu, University Career Services, SUB 1, Room 348, (703) 993-2370

· Education Department   

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Resources available in the University Career Library located in SUB1, Room 348
• Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Teachers—special education
• Teaching assistants, graduate, see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Counselors
• Teaching
• George Mason University Career Network (available to Mason students)

· What Can I do With this Degree?

Getting Experience

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Internship Fair – each spring semester an internship fair is held at Mason
• Resources available in the University Career Library located in SUB1, Room 348
• Types of Career Related Experience
• Getting the Most from Your Internship Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes, interviewing, etc.)

Graduate and Professional School

• Resources available in the University Career Library located in SUB1, Room 348
• Petersons Educational Portal

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• Education Recruitment Day – Job Fair
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Resources available in the University Career Library located in SUB1, Room 348
• Preparing to Job Hunt
• Search for Private Schools
• Fairfax County Public Schools and Centers Directory by Specialty Areas
• Foreign Language Immersion in Fairfax County, VA