Stairs to Success
Your Four-Year developmental plan for student success and keeping the Keystone Promise.
Open each of the steps to view your plan.
First Year
Explore possibilities and identify pathways to success.
First Year: Believe in Yourself
Attend Orientations
- Attend Orientation in the summer
- Attend Welcome Weekend
Actively participate in First Year Seminar
- Attend First Year Seminar classes, participate in class discussions, and attend campus events.
Meet with your academic advisor.
- Discuss interests and goals to prepare for your future.
Attend the Major Exploration Fair
- Declare a major, double major, or declare a minor
Keystone Promise Requirement
- Create a Handshake account (provided through Career Services).
- Complete the FOCUS Career Assessment program.
Interact with your mentor
- The College’s academic advisors are happy to help you plan your classes and activities at Keystone!
Second Year
Interact with faculty and discover campus and service opportunities.
Second Year: Belong at Keystone and in the Community
Attend Sophomore Success and Community Day
- Connect with your peers and mentors.
Participate in Activities
- Join co-curricular and/or extracurricular activities such as athletics, clubs, community service, performance music, or other activities.
Keystone Promise Requirements
- Write a resume and upload it to Handshake.
- Write a cover letter and upload it to Handshake.
Third Year
Fine-tune your educational and career plan with advisors.
Third Year: Become an Advocate for your Future
Build and maintain relationships
- Actively build and maintain your academic and professional relationships
Keystone Promise Requirements
- Attend the Career, Internship, and Graduate School Fair
- Identify three professional references and upload them to Handshake
- Create a LinkedIn profile and assess your digital brand
- Complete experiential learning, internship, service learning, or shadowing opportunities
Fourth Year
Finalize career decisions and prepare for post-college.
Fourth Year: Become Your Best Self
Successfully complete your culminating senior experience
- Senior Seminar
- Senior Capstone
Job Searches
- Conduct graduate school and or job searches
Attend 100 Days to Graduation celebration
- This event will help you network with your senior class
Participate in Grad Finale
- Complete important paperwork, receive tickets to Commencement and your gap and gown, and pose for a graduation portrait
Celebrate your achievements at Commencement
- You did it!
Keystone Promise requirement
- Participate in Mock Interview Day or an interviewing workshop
Our Pledge to You
What is the Stairs to Success Program?
A four-year developmental plan outlining specific steps traditional undergraduate students should complete to develop and succeed at Keystone College and post-graduation. The steps emphasize academic skills, campus engagement, career preparation, and the importance of participating in co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities. While the program is designed to engage students and promote success. The “Stairs to Success” program gives students continuous guidance during their time at Keystone.
Lastly, if all designated Keystone Promise steps are completed, students will be covered by The Keystone Promise after graduation. The Keystone Promise is our pledge to students that they will have a job offer or a placement in graduate school within six months of graduating.
Keeping the Promise
You will enter a caring, friendly community where you will always be treated as a person, never a number. As a Keystone College student you will grow and change using our developmental plan, “The Stairs to Success.” This structured plan describes events, academic curriculum, and career development opportunities that, if followed, will make the most of your college years and help you achieve the Promise, and most of all, succeed with your academic goals and career dreams.
Resources
Keep track of your success
Login to Moodle and check off the items you’ve completed.
Login to Handshake
Explore and find amazing job and internship opportunities with Handshake. See relevant career articles, sign up for events and workshops and access the on-campus recruiting program.
Contact your advisor
Your assigned academic advisor is determined by your major. Learn more here.
Student Success Center
The Student Success Center offers a comprehensive support system that caters to the unique needs of each student. Learn More