Work Experience
4 courses · Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026
WEXP 260 WORK EXPERIENCE - COMPREHENSIVE
- Units
- 1.5 to 5
- Hours
- 2.5 to 13 hours per week: (1.00 - 1.00 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours/1.50 - 12.00 work experience hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides opportunities to connect academic curricula to experiential learning in the workplace as an internship, Service Learning placement or general employment. Allows students to develop and work on learning objectives in essential job search skills, workplace competencies, and technical skills relevant for their course of study and career pathway. Includes modules on job search skills, workplace competencies, and experiential learning strategies as well as participation in group discussions, representing one lecture unit, and must work 54 hours for each additional unit of credit earned, in half-unit increments (27 hours). Students may earn a maximum of 4 units for Work Experience in addition to the lecture unit. Employment can be paid or unpaid.
WEXP 261 WORK EXPERIENCE - COHORT
- Units
- 1 to 4.5
- Hours
- 2 to 12.5 hours per week: (0.50 - 0.50 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours/1.50 - 12.00 work experience hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides opportunities to connect academic curricula to experiential learning in the workplace as an internship, Service Learning placement or general employment. Allows students to develop and work on learning objectives in essential job search skills, workplace competencies, and technical skills relevant for their course of study and career pathway. Includes modules on job search skills, workplace competencies, and experiential learning strategies as well as participation in group discussions, representing one-half lecture unit, and must work 54 hours for each additional unit of credit earned, in half-unit increments (27 hours). Students may earn a maximum of 4 units for Work Experience in addition to the one-half lecture unit. Employment can be paid or unpaid.
WEXP 262 WORK EXPERIENCE
- Units
- 0.5 to 4
- Hours
- 1.5 to 12 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours/1.50 - 12.00 work experience hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides opportunities to connect academic curricula to experiential learning in the workplace as an internship, Service Learning placement or general employment. Allows students to develop and work on learning objectives in workplace competencies and technical skills relevant for their course of study and career pathway. Students must work 54 hours for each unit of credit earned, in half-unit increments (27 hours), up to a maximum of 4 units. Employment can be paid or unpaid.
WEXP 270 WORKPLACE READINESS PREPARATION
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1 hours per week: (1.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Prepares students to successfully pursue and perform in a job, internship, Service Learning placement or Work Experience course. Requires completion of modules on job search skills, workplace competencies, and experiential learning strategies.