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
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Undergraduate Research
Professional Learning & Leadership
Study Away
Internships & Immersions
Service Learning
Career Ready Roadrunners
Students, faculty, staff and employers talk about the advantages of an education at UTSA.
Sustainable Action
Promoting sustainability, fighting food insecurity, and contributing to the green economy one vegetable at a time
Focused Leadership
UTSA’s Air Force ROTC program prepares leaders to succeed in college and the military
Teaching Connections
UTSA’s Clinical Teacher Mix 'n Mingle helps aspiring educators network with school districts across Texas
NEWS
September 26, 2024
Recent UTSA graduate Kane Sandoval ’23 has been named a finalist by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and will be travelling to Cambodia to serve as a Fulbright English teaching assistant. He is one of roughly 2,200 students to participate in this prestigious international educational exchange program this year.
September 25, 2024
Najim Center receives grant to promote character-building education at UTSA
The UTSA Najim Center for Innovation and Career Advancement has been named a recipient of a one-year Capacity-Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI). The funding will enable UTSA to develop and integrate character education into its curricula and culture.
September 9, 2024
Roadrunners can explore global opportunities at Study Abroad Fair
On Tuesday, September 10, UTSA students will have a chance to learn about exciting educational opportunities around the world. The UTSA Study Abroad office will be holding its Fall 2024 Study Abroad Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sombrilla Plaza at the UTSA Main Campus.
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
Our Goal
By 2028, our target is for 75% of UTSA students to complete some form of experiential learning before graduation.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Benefits to Students
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
