Oregon daily emerald., January 07, 1976, Page 7, Image 7

CPPS refines skills for street-beating grads
Militant protests are out, and looking for jobs is “in’
on campus this year. And, with the economy leveling out
at a high level of unemployment, many University
students will learn to face the "hot doorknobs and cold
hearts" with some confidence by taking a right turn past
the pioneer Mother to visit the Career Planning and
Placement Service (CPPS) in Susan Campbell Hall.
By ED JONES
Of the Emerald
CPPS offers two services: career planning and job
placement. Career planning is provided by a class offered
each term through the counseling department.
The class is taught by Theresa Ripley, coordinator of
career planning, who views career planning in the
broader context of life planning which includes leisure,
self-fulfillment and self-sufficiency through a job.
Ripley's class attempts to give an up-to-date
understanding of yourself in terms of values, interests and
aDiimes, and greater awareness of the career payoffs you
are seeking and the lifestyle you want to lead.
The class gives students an understanding of the
economic world and an ability to implement effective
career decisions.
Other career planning aids offered through CPPS
include career information resources, graduate and
professional school information, how to use the university
and community resources to assist in your own career
development, how to write resumes and do effective job
interviews.
Several workshops are conducted throughout the
year which are designed to prepare you for the challenge
of finding a responsible position outside the University.
The sign up sheet for these workshops is in the lobby of
the Career planning and Placement office (246 Susan
Campbell Hall.)
The resume writing workshop focuses on the ability
to create an effective resume which is vital in determining
your chances of getting a job. A distinctive resume may
make the difference in whether you ever get to the
interview stage.
The job interview workshop uses video tapes of
simulated interviews to help the job searcher see himself
in action.
The job search workshop helps to analyze skills,
identify and research potential employers and effectively
contact the employers.
The class and the workshops are supplemented by
individual conferences by appointment. The Career
Information Center,located upstairs in the Career
Planning and Placement office, contains materials for
coordinating career possibilities with desired living and
working environment and desired geographic location.
Many students will find employment with the help of
the job listings kept in the placement office.
A calendar and sign up sheet for recruiter visits is
kept at the placement office. According to CPPS Director
Don McCarty a substantial number of students get job
offers at recruiting sessions, and preparation for these
sessions is important.
Save time, money by challenging requirements
By DENNIS PFAFF
Of the Emerald
So your hobby is collecting
rocks? You ve travelled far and
wide and gathered specimens
from every part of the country.
Now, the University says you
need three science courses to
graduate Wouldn't it be nice if you
could use your hobby to fulfill at
least one of those requirements?
Well, you re in luck
Under the University s course
challenge program, your hobby
can probably get you a good
grade in a geology course, plus
credit hours, all without ever
having once set foot in a
classroom
it s all done simply by taking a
standardized test, similar to a final
exam, which represents your
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proficiency in a course you want to
challenge. Although some
studying may be required, the
tests are basically designed for
people who have experience of
one sort or another in a specific
academic area of the University.
Brenda Patterson, a Graduate
Teaching Fellow in the Academic
Advising department, who is
coordinating the program says it
was designed "supposedly for
people on their own who have
their own experience.”
Although Patterson said there is
no limit on the number of hours a
student may challenge this way,
she also said, "We don't want
people coming in here trying to
teach themselves."
In response to a question about
a student who, last year,
completed most of the
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University's requirements by
taking the tests, Patterson said,
“That's a very atypical case.
One of the program's factors
which could attract students is its
low cost. Each test (which
represents an entire course) costs
only $15 and the books that the
student needs to study are usually
already on reserve in the library.
The student, Patterson said,
can also study at his or her own
pace, and take the tests
essentially at will. Also, even
though each test can be
attempted only once, a failing
grade on it does not disqualify a
student from actually taking the
class. A failing grade also does
not appear on any official
transcripts or records, giving the
student a ciean slate if he or she
does, in fact, decide to take the
the class
Other than the facts that
students must be enrolled in the
University either full-or part-time
during the term that they arrange
for a challenge exam, and that the
hours earned through it can’t be
used to fulfill residency
requirements, there is really only
one other stumbling block to
taking the tests.
That is, students can't
challenge classes that duplicate
ones they’ve already taken, or
classes that are less advanced
than ones they ve already taken.
But even that rule is flexible, since
a student can challenge a class
which was taken but failed.
To find out more about the
program, Patterson is the one to
contact.
She can be reached by calling
686-3405, or by visiting the
Academic Advising office in
Friendly Hall.
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