Classroom to Career

Preparing career-ready Roadrunners through classroom-to-career experiences

At UTSA, we're committed to transforming education into real-world success through career-engaged learning. We are preparing career-ready Roadrunners with the knowledge, hands-on experiences and marketable skills to pursue life-changing careers and positively impact our community.


Types of Experiential Learning

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

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Undergraduate Research

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Professional Learning & Leadership

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Study Away

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Internships & Immersions

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Service Learning

Career Ready Roadrunners

Students, faculty, staff and employers talk about the advantages of an education at UTSA.

Launching Entrepreneurs

Najim Center programs propel student to launch and elevate clothing brand to new heights

Global Perspectives

Study away experiences empower students with life-changing insights and a broader understanding of the world

City Insights

UTSA’s Citymester program equips students with real-world insights and skills to forge bold paths to success

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NEWS

Kristi Meyer receives Fulbright award to advance global opportunities for underrepresented STEM students

Kristi Meyer, assistant dean for special programs in the UTSA Honors College, recently returned from a two-week seminar in Germany sponsored by the Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Award.


Romo Endowed Professors will introduce new experiential courses for UTSA students

UTSA faculty members David Han, Christina Sue and René Zenteno have been named the newest recipients of the Ricardo Romo Ph.D. Endowed Professorship.


UTSA entrepreneurs lead the charge at San Antonio Startup Week’s higher education day

UTSA took center stage as the headliner for San Antonio Startup Week’s inaugural “higher education day,” marking the university’s prominent role in the local startup ecosystem.


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What is Experiential Learning?

  • The process of learning through experience
  • Putting what you are learning into practice and reflecting on the experience

Synonyms: hands-on learning, learning by doing

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Our Goal

By 2028, our target is for 75% of UTSA students to complete some form of experiential learning before graduation.

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Classroom-to-Career in Action

UTSA is creating a comprehensive framework to identify, connect and align the many experiential learning opportunities available across our campuses and within the community.

Experiential learning opportunities are shaping the future of UTSA students

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Building essential skills

The UTSA Najim Center for Innovation and Career Advancement helps students develop skills for career success through project-based learning.

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Undergraduate Research

From curiosity to career

Participating in research as an undergraduate can be a life-changing experience. It helps students develop confidence, discover their passions, and gives them the practical skills and knowledge to be prepared for graduate studies or careers in a variety of industries.

Learn more about Undergraduate Research at UTSA

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Study Away

Broadening horizons

Studying away (outside of San Antonio) and abroad (outside of the country) is an exhilarating challenge of academic and cultural immersion that allows students to experience new perspectives, navigate different cultures, expand their network and broaden career opportunities.

Explore UTSA’s Study Abroad options

Internships & Immersions

Hometown advantage

The UTSA Citymester program is a San Antonio-based summer program that offers students career-development and leadership skills through an internship and service-learning project with a local nonprofit or business, and a series of networking seminars that take place across the city.

Learn more about Citymester

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Benefits to Students

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Marketable Skills

  • Apply classroom learning in the real world
  • Explore career interests before graduation
  • Develop critical thinking and leadership skills
  • Master developing technology
  • Innovatively adapt to challenges
  • Confidently navigate a diverse workspace

Benefits to San Antonio

Workforce Development

  • Facilitates workforce development in community and region
  • Increases connections between university and area businesses, non-profits and government organizations
  • Advances business competitiveness
  • Provides employers with an early pipeline of talented students
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