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Maryville College Works

Maryville College is committed to enhancing student learning through implementation of Maryville College Works: Bridging College to Career. The goal of the program is to prepare students for lives of engaged professionalism by challenging them to investigate and explore future professional opportunities within the framework of the liberal arts tradition. Prominent features of the program are its emphasis on vocational discernment and career development and preparation as well as completion of a significant practical experience. These planned experiences may take the form of an internship, an approved semester of education abroad, an appropriate Senior Study, a semester of student teaching or another approved format.

The program focuses on three over-arching student learning outcomes:

  1. Students will acquire the knowledge to complete a personal vocation and career preparation and completion plan.
  2. Students will participate in a significant practical experience.
  3. Students will articulate how their educational experience and their significant practical experience apply to their professional opportunities.

Students who transfer at least 45 credit hours are exempt from the requirement as are students completing dual degree programs in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Sciences with a Pre-Veterinary Tract, Nursing, and Engineering. These students may voluntarily participate in any or all program elements.

The means by which the student learning outcomes are addressed and achieved are integrated into an incremental and cohesive program spanning four years that includes first-year seminars, disciplinary professional development courses, academic and career advising, learning modules related to career preparation, and a final reflection.

Specific requirements for the program include:

  • Completion of a career-related career assessment and discussion of results with academic advisor.
  • Planning and engaging in a significant practical experience.
  • Completion of a career readiness educational program.
  • Submission of a final reflection.

To satisfy this program, students will complete FYS 110, a 299/399 course, a 337 course, and MCW 400 course, or approved equivalents.