The Career Development program focuses on preparing the student-athlete population to be career ready. The program is based on a three-part process that consists of career exploration, career development and career placement. Some of the tools used to accomplish this include:

• Student-Athlete Career Mixer: networking and job/internship search event for student-athletes
   
• Networking: Connecting student-athletes to desired industry professionals
   
• KIN 171: freshman transition and major/career exploration course 
   
• UGS 250: Career Class (Next Steps: Life Beyond Sports)
   
• MSU Career Services Network (CSN) Partnership: close working relationship with the CSN and use them as a resource to grow our programming and company contacts
   
• Student-Athlete Development Workshops: provide programming to help with each step of the career development process