School of Adult and Professional Education
Counseling & Career Services

Career and Academic Counseling
The advisors in the School of Adult and Professional Education understand the unique needs of adults who are enrolled in a challenging degree or certificate program while holding full–time or part–time jobs, raising families, commuting, and taking an active role in their communities. Advisors are available for individual counseling to help adult students streamline their academic lives and develop strategies for professional advancement and personal success.

If you have any questions concerning these services, please call (718) 399–0373.

Career, Academic & Counseling Links
The following sites listed in the linked page are provided for your information. St. Joseph's is not responsible for the content or changes in content on these sites. If you have further questions or would like to report a problem, please email:

 Useful Career Links

National Association Of Colleges and Employers

Employers interested in publicizing opportunities within their companies may complete our Internship/Job Posting Form.

If you would like to participate in our upcoming Career Fair, please complete our Career Fair Registration Form.

Resource Center
The Counseling Office, located in Lorenzo Hall, offers students and alumni computerized, printed, and video materials. Resources include career reference books and CDs, and graduate school guides. Career advancement video tapes are also available.

Graduate School and Career Information Advisement
Advisement for law school, and other professional programs is available, as well as graduate testing preparation information for the GRE, LSAT and GMAT. An Annual Job Fair is held during the fall semester and a Graduate School Open House is held during the spring semester.

Career Search Courses
Career Search I (EDU 180) and Career Search II (EDU 181) are one-credit courses that feature the development of resume writing, interviewing and career research skills, as well as interest and personality inventories and other vital aspects of the career search.

Vocational, personality, and aptitude testing and interpretation are also utilized in GS 400 Adults in Transition and GS 110 Portfolio and Career Development Seminar. Specific inventories used in these classes are the Self-Directed Search, Strong Interest Inventory, Measures of Psychological Development, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Career Occupational Preference System.

Practicums and internships are available for students who wish to explore new careers or enhance their current positions in the health and business fields.

Services for Students with Disabilities
It is the policy of St. Joseph's College not to discriminate on the basis of disability in its education programs, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid or other school administered programs.

Students needing any kind of assistance due to a disability should contact the Office. Volunteers are available for tutoring and arrangements may be made for additional test-taking time, note-takers, readers, tape-recorders in class, and early course registration.

Qualified students with disabilities include those with a physical, visual, hearing, mental, emotional or learning disability who have been accepted by the College.