Office of Career and Life Calling
Explore Your Calling
Career Services
At Cornerstone University, we believe career development is more than just preparing for a job — it’s part of the Cornerstone Advantage to accelerate your talent. Your education, skills, and experiences are woven together to equip you with both the market skills and character-formation you need to influence your industry and your community.
Developing your calling and career path starts by understanding your strengths and interests and exploring how they align with meaningful, purpose-driven work. Whether you’re choosing a major, planning your first internship, or preparing for life after graduation, this is your first step toward combining career direction with faithful purpose.
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Discover Your Gifts
Start with a free online PathwayU Assessment that helps you explore your interests and potential career paths. Discover majors and careers that align with your God-given strengths and values.
You’ll receive a personalized report that highlights:
- Majors that fit your interests
- Career fields that use your strengths
- How your results connect to your sense of calling
Create your account (it’s quick and easy). View your results and identify majors you could choose at Cornerstone.
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Reflect & Connect
Once you’ve taken the assessment:
- Review your personalized majors matches and PathwayU quiz results.
- Pray and write down your gifts that you think can best serve others through your work.
- Meet with one of our career coaches to talk about your results and how they align with your career goals, along with practical next steps.
- Or meet with your admissions counselor to talk specifically about your major and how our 65+ traditional programs align with the quiz results.
- Don’t be overwhelmed about choosing a major. Let the process and prayer guide you!
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Take the Next Step
Calling grows clearer as you live it out. Try experiences that help you see how your gifts can make an impact:
- Explore Cornerstone’s majors and identify programs that align with your results.
- Get involved in campus life, ministry, or service-learning to develop leadership and character.
- Browse Handshake for internships and part-time opportunities that build professional skills.
- Connect with mentors — faculty, alumni, and peers who model Christ-centered influence in their fields.
- Attend workshops and events focused on calling, career preparation, and leadership development.
Discover your gifts, explore your path, launch your impact.
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Cornerstone University
Contact
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- 616.949.5300
Hours
MON - FRI: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SAT & SUN: Closed