For Students:
An HSS degree opens countless possibilities—but navigating a rapidly changing job market can feel overwhelming. Passage helps you make the most of your degree and confidently build your future.
- Clarify your career goals — Reflect on your interests, strengths, and values to identify career paths that align with your goals and HSS education.
- Explore career possibilities — Gain exposure to the wide range of rewarding careers available to Humanities and Social Sciences graduates through exclusive events, workshops, and conversations with guest speakers from diverse fields and industries.
- Develop durable professional skills — Strengthen communication, cultural awareness, critical thinking, and other skills that employers value and that support long-term career success.
- Build professional networks — Connect with alumni, employers, guest speakers, and other professionals to expand your network and learn from people working in a variety of fields.
- Gain internship experience — Learn how to identify, pursue, and secure internships that connect your academic learning to the workplace and provide valuable experience before graduation.
Earn Your Certificate:
- HSS 200: Careers in the Humanities and Social Sciences — A 3-unit course designed to help you reflect, explore career possibilities, and develop a plan for your future.
- An Approved HSS Elective — Gain knowledge and skills that connect your HSS education to potential career paths.
- Internship — Apply what you’ve learned, gain real-world experience, and build professional connections that can lead to future opportunities.
- Passage to the Future Events — Continuously expand your network with alumni and leaders, explore different fields, and attend professional development opportunities.
For Partners:
Partnering with Passage to the Future by providing internship opportunities helps prepare HSS students with the skills, experience, and professional connections needed to succeed in the workforce.
Become a Passage Partner
Join our growing network of 90+ employers and professionals who provide HSS students with internship opportunities, mentorship, and meaningful connections to a wide range of industries.
Mentor the Next Generation
Professionals and alumni play an important role in helping HSS students navigate the transition from college to career. Through Titans Reach Higher Weekend and speaker panels, you can share your expertise, offer career advice, conduct mock interviews, and provide the perspective that helps students better understand their possibilities and prepare for their futures.
Invest in the Next Generation of Professionals
Donor support ensures HSS students have access to opportunity by removing financial barriers to professional development conferences, giving students the opportunity to explore industries, meet professionals, and discover career possibilities. Your support also makes it possible for Passage to offer career-focused workshops, bring accomplished guest speakers to campus, and create meaningful opportunities for students to build the skills and professional connections that can lead to internships and careers.
“As a first-gen student, Passage has been like my personal keychain; every mentor, lesson, and connection has been another key opening doors I never even knew were there. Those doors have led me to experiences I wouldn’t have accessed on my own, from gaining clarity, building professional confidence, to forming connections in the field I want to enter.”
- Angel Rincon, Political Science Major
“Passage to the Future has opened my eyes to the possibilities of what my career can look like, beginning with a degree in social science. Passage to the Future has invited me to a variety of different conferences and networking events that have connected me with professionals in fields that interest me. By seizing these opportunities, I have gained the confidence to navigate professional settings and envision a future where my academic background serves as a strong foundation for impactful work”
-Isadora Santos, Political Science Major
“Passage to the Future has been the most transformative program of my college career. I am a first-generation Latina college student, and this program has helped me overcome imposter syndrome, embrace the value of networking, and pursue professional development with confidence. Since joining Passage, I have had the opportunity to participate in experiences that have shaped both my academic and professional journey, including completing two internships, receiving hands-on training in Apple technology, and being recognized by the United States Congress and the County of Orange. Passage has not only opened doors but has equipped me with the skills, networks, and confidence to walk through them. It has single-handedly been the most impactful catalyst of my undergraduate experience.”
-Brianna Castillo, Sociology Major
"The Passage to the Future experience is a crucial foundational element in the overall development of CSUF Humanities and Social Sciences students. The Program provides exposure to numerous internship and employment opportunities as well as the development of critical skill sets. The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in Irvine is honored to provide paid internships to HSS students as part of our support to the Passage to the Future Program.”
-Testimonial From Our Partners