UC Riverside logo
About
Enroll Now
ASU-logo-White-New

Get real-world
experience. skills. certifications. experience.

Collage of Students learning in school

UC Riverside is proud to partner with Podium Education to bring you The UC Riverside Global Career Accelerator where you can add real-world experience to your resume for-credit and get access to an exclusive career network.

Enroll Now ➔

Gain valuable exposure and experience with leading companies

Discover, launch and accelerate your career 

This semester-long, for-credit program is designed to give you real-world experience and is personalized to supercharge your major:

Discover Career Paths

Get experience with common career paths for your major and boost your resume.

Gain Field Experience

Get certified in areas of high-demand field experiences with leading companies to supercharge your major. 

Unlock Your Network

Get real insights, exclusive access to recruiters, and career tools specific to your major.

Field Experiences to supercharge your major

Experience Spotlight

Field Experience #1

Sustainability at Intel

What you'll do:

  • Analyze trends in large datasets and ideate
  • Solve a real-world business problem
  • Present a compelling data story to stakeholders

Certification earned:

Experience Spotlight

Field Experience #2

Web Technologies for L'Oréal

What you'll do:

  • Prototype, iterate and design web applications for global audiences to achieve beauty industry leader L’Oréal’s ambitious business goals.

Certification earned:

NEW

Experience Spotlight

Field Experience #3

Applied AI projects with OpenAI

What you'll do:

  • Learn foundational concepts in generative AI from AI experts
  • Gain hands-on experience with tools like ChatGPT, DALL·E, and Copilot
  • Complete career-relevant projects using AI like a pro

Certification earned:

Experience Spotlight

Field Experience #4

Social Media and Branding with charity: water

What you'll do:

  • Build a creative and brand strategy for social media to help the world’s leading water non-profit reach new audiences

Certification earned:

Learn from Industry Experts

Unlock your network

Upon completion, you will gain special access to a network of great jobs and internships at 100+ leading organizations across 20+ industries.

Enroll Now ➔

Students rave about The Global Career Accelerator

2 out of 3 former Global Career Accelerator students say it was one of the most valuable things they did during college.

95% of former Global Career Accelerator students, who are now in the working world, say it has been beneficial to their career.

STUDENT REVIEW

"I got my current position because of the skills I gained in the program. It was the highlight of my undergraduate experience."

Mackenzie R.

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies

Alumna of The Global Career Accelerator

2025 Summer registration is now open!

Earn credit while building in-demand skills, certifications, and real-work experience.

Enroll Now

The UC Riverside Global Career Accelerator is offered in partnership with Podium Education, the leader in experiential learning, supercharging the undergraduate degree with real-world, project-based experiences that prepare all students for high-growth careers.

The program is offered through the University of California, Riverside. Contact the UC Riverside Global Career Accelerator Team at (951) 824-1167.

Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

 LinkedIn   •   Forbes   •   Global Career Accelerator