in sec urin g a job upon gradu a ti o n. W he n yo u part ic ipate in th e Coope ra ti ve T ra inin g Program th e yea r round , it u s uall y takes fi ve yea rs to co mpl ete a degree program . For more information on job oppo rtuniti es , co nt act th e Offi ce of Career Deve lopm ent , Bue hl er Bu ild ing , Uni ve rs it y of Misso uri -Ro ll a, Ro ll a, MO 65401.
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The Counse lin g and Tes ting Serv ice is ava ilabl e to he lp stud e nt s w ith th e ir person a l, soc ia l and aca d emi c deve lopm ent w hil e attendin g UM R. You ma y co n s ult a co u nse lor for he lp wi th a n y iss u e that concerns yo u , lik e ed ucational planning, ch oosing a vocat ional goa l, improv ing stud y skill s or reso lv ing persona l probl em s. Th e Cou nse lin g Cente r offe rs a w id e va ri ety of oth er serv ices , including wo rksh ops and prese nta ti on s o n topi cs of int eres t to stu de nt s, fac ult y and s ta ff. Co un se lors are ava il abl e in th e res id ence h a ll s and ca n be co nta cte d in em e rge nc ies through Hea lth Service , Uni ve rs it y Po li ce or th e res id en ce hall staff. Th e staff of th e Co un se lin g Center works close ly w ith a ll secti ons of st ud ent se rvices an d th e acade mi c co mmunit y. When n ecessary, th e co un se lor w ill ass is t you in ma kin g co nta c t w ith ot h er reso urc e peop le to m eet your parti c ul ar needs .
If you are a reg is te re d UMR stu den t and have lea rn ed e n ough about a s ubject , yo u ma y be ab le to ge t co ll ege cre di t for yo ur kn ow ledge. Th e re a re five different programs includ ed in UMR's Cred it by Exam in ation Progra m. These programs includ e th e Ad va nced Placem ent Pro gra m , College-Leve l Exam ination Program , UMR Placement Testin g Progra m , milit ary ex perienc es an d departmental exa min ation s. Th e Advanced Placement Program pro vid es for certain co ll ege-l eve l co urses
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Office of Career Development UMR prov ides assistance to a ll stud ents in furnishing occ upation a l inform ation and emp loyer data thro ugh the Career Deve lopmen t Offi ce. Each yea r rep rese nta ti ves from approx im ate ly 500 bu si ness a nd governm en t orga ni zat ions sc hedule in terv iew dates on th e ca mpu s w hi ch pro vide grad uat ing s tud e nt s and sum mer job ca ndida tes exce ll ent job opp ortunit ies . The Cooperative Training Program a ll ows you to a lterna te periods of sc h oo l at UM R wit h periods o f tra inin g in indust ry. T hi s he lp s you ga in va lu ab le tra inin g expe ri en ce w hi ch wi II ass ist you
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to be offe red in se lec ted hi gh sc h oo ls w hi c h prepare s tud ent s fo r exa min a tion s ad mini s tere d th roug ho ut th e co untry. In th e College-Level Examination Program, yo u m ay obta in cre dit for spec ific co urses through s ubj ec t exa mination s. Th e Placement Testing Program allows hi gh sc h oo l s tud e nt s to rece ive credit fo r certain s ubj ec t areas and to be p lace d in a d va n ced classes. UMR w ill gra nt credi t for ex peri en ce ga i n ed throu gh th e armed se rvices acco rding to th e reco mm e nd a ti ons of th e Co m mission of Accredi tat ion of Serv ices Experi e n ces o f th e A m e rican Co un c i I o n Educat ion. Man y of th e academ ic d epa rtm ent s offer d e partm ental exam in a ti ons if yo u feel you ca n qui z ou t of se lec ted co urses . CLEP and place ment exa mination s are give n by th e Co un se lin g and Test in g Ce n te r. Departmental exa ms a re give n by the departments. The adm iss ions office w ill pro v id e further inform a ti on on th ese programs.