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Employment
Job Postings ››

Student Employment job postings, on- and off-campus for current Wright State students seeking general part-time jobs.
Positions include those funded through regular departmental budgets and through Work Study Awards.

Detailed instructions

With this login, view Wright State Student Employment part-time jobs.
You cannot register for events with this login.

  1. Enter The Wright Search with the Guest User login.
  2. Once inside The Wright Search, select the Jobs drop-down menu and select Student Employment.
  3. On the Job Search page, in the Position Type selection box, find and select the job types that fit your interest and eligibility:
    SE-Lake Campus;
    SE-OffCampus-Regular;
    SE-OffCampus-Work Study;
    SE-OnCampus-Regular; or
    SE-OnCampus-Work Study.

Although they appear in the Position Type list, Career Employment, Co-op/Intern Employment, Internships Unpaid, and Recruitment Firm-Job Opportunity postings are not viewable for the Guest User type.
Existing Account ››

Wright State students & alumni users with an existing account log in for full access to all services:

  • Postings for co-ops, internships, career opportunities
  • Find, sign up for on-campus interviews
  • Get event information
  • Register for events

Reminders

Remember to:

  1. Refresh your résumé every 30 days.
  2. Update your profile.
  3. Make sure "Allow Employer Viewing" is marked "Yes."
  4. Check your referral activity.
  5. Review job postings.
  6. Create automated emails to alert you to new postings.
  7. Sign up for on-campus interviews.
  8. Search employer contacts.
  9. Register for events

If you do not know your UID or PIN, please call the CaTS Help Desk at 1.888.775.4827.
Find out what to do if you know your UID but forgot your PIN

Use the Guest Users access to view Student Employment and Grad Assistantship postings.

First Time User:
Create Profile ››

Wright State students & alumni activate your account for the first time.
Be prepared to upload a professional résumé.
After activating your account the first time, log in as a user with an existing account.

Detailed instructions

Printable instructions for first-time users (PDF)

You follow these steps the first time only; after that you will have an existing personal account!

  1. You are eligible to create a personal Profile in The Wright Search once you have a record of earned academic credit at Wright State University. Your data will typically be available in The Wright Search one week after grades are due for the term.
  2. Review The Wright Search Orientation (PDF)
  3. After reviewing the orientation, log in to The Wright Search.
  4. On the log in page, enter your UID.
  5. In the PIN text entry area, type your university PIN (just as you would to log in to WINGS Express).
  6. Enter information for the User Profile.
  7. Select 'Yes' to agree with The Wright Search enrollment agreement.
  8. Select the Register button.
  9. Upload your updated, professional résumé.
  10. Select Submit button.
  11. Allow 48 business hours for Career Services to receive, review, and activate your account.
  12. Then you will have an existing personal account.

Logging in to create your profile requires your UID and PIN.
If you do not know your UID or PIN, please call the CaTS Help Desk at 1.888.775.4827.
Find out what to do if you know your UID but forgot your PIN
Guest Users ››
 Log in as a Guest User to review general event information only. Event registration is a benefit for fully-activated users who have existing accounts.
 
Postings for
Grad Assistants ››

Graduate Assistant job postings at Wright State University. Not all offices at Wright State post their GA positions in The Wright Search.

Detailed instructions

With this login, view Graduate Assistantships for Wright State students.
You cannot register for events with this login.

  1. Enter The Wright Search with the Guest User login.
  2. Once inside The Wright Search, select the Jobs drop-down menu and select Student Employment.
  3. On the Job Search page, in the Position Type selection box, find and select the job types that fit your interest and eligibility:
    SE-Grad Assistantships;
    SE-Grad Assistantships SAHE.

Although they appear in the Position Type list, Career Employment, Co-op/Intern Employment, Internships Unpaid, and Recruitment Firm-Job Opportunity postings are not viewable for the Guest User type.

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Forgot your Wright State PIN?

If you know your UID but have forgotten your PIN:

  1. Visit WINGS Express »
  2. Enter your UID in the UID field;
  3. Select the Forgot Pin? button;
  4. Answer your security questions then select the Submit Answer button;
  5. Enter and re-enter a new PIN, then select the Reset PIN button.

If you cannot answer your security questions or are experiencing other problems, please call the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827 or 1-888-775-4827 for further assistance.

Co-op and Internship Student Records in The Wright Search

  • All students planning a co-op or internship must enroll in The Wright Search.
  • Career Services records student co-op and internship progress in The Wright Search.
  • Some employers require participation in The Wright Search.

Students interested in co-op and internship must meet eligibility requirements to participate in The Wright Search.

Review co-op & internship eligibility requirements

To register with Wright State University Career Services for the co-op or internship program, students must be sophomore level or above and:

  • have completed or be nearing completion of  entry-level courses as outlined by their college
  • have declared a course of study and been accepted into that program;
  • have a 2.5 GPA for undergraduate students and a 3.0 GPA for graduate students
  • be committing to a job related to their major

Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements are advised to schedule an appointment with their college liaison in Career Services, to discuss options. Appointments may be scheduled by calling the Career Services front desk, (937) 775-2556

Review detailed academic requirements, organized by college:

Business

College and departmental requirements for co-op and internship eligibility:

For all majors, the completion of CS 205 is highly recommended.

Accountancy:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ACC 204/205
  • Semester system prerequisites: ACC 2010/2020

Economics:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: EC 204/205
  • Semester system prerequisites: EC 2040/2050

Finance (all tracks)/Financial Services:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: FIN 310
  • Semester system prerequisites: FIN 3110

Human Resources Management:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: MGT 304, LAW 300
  • Semester system prerequisites: MGT 3210, LAW 3000

International Business:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ACC 205, EC204/205, MS 205
  • Semester system prerequisites: ACC 2020, EC2040/2050, MS 2050

Management:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: MGT 304, LAW 300
  • Semester system prerequisites: MGT 3210, LAW 3000

Management Information Systems:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: CS 208/209
  • Semester system prerequisites: CS 1160

Marketing (all tracks):

  • Quarter system prerequisites: MKT 250
  • Semester system prerequisites: MKT 2500

Supply Chain Management:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: MS 205
  • Semester system prerequisites: MS 2050

Education and Human Services

Departmental requirements for co-op and internship eligibility:

Completion of two of the four courses specified in the departmental model.

Organizational Leadership:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: OL 301, 302, 303, 304
  • Semester system prerequisites: OL 2010, 3020, 3030, 3040

Engineering and Computer Science

Departmental requirements for co-op and internship eligibility:

Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Systems Engineering:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; EGR 101 (or MTH 229, 230); CHM 121 or PHY 240, 200; CEG 220
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; EGR 1010 (or MTH 2300); CHM 1210 or PHY 2400

Computer Engineering:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; MTH 257 (or MTH 229, 230); CS 240, 241, 242; and a 2.25 GPA in all CEG and CS courses
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; CS 1180 (or CS 1160 and CS 1161) and CS 1811; MTH 2570 or CS 2200

Computer Science:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; MTH 257 (or MTH 229, 230); CS 240, 241, 242; and 2.25 GPA in all CS and CEG courses
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; CS 1180 (or CS 1160 and CS 1161) and CS 1811; MTH 2570 or CS 2200

Electrical Engineering:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; EGR 101 (or MTH 229, 230); CHM 121 or PHY 200, 240; CEG 220 or CS 240
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; EGR 1010 (or MTH 2300); CEG 2170; EE 2010 (or PHY 2400)

Engineering Physics:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; EGR 101 (or MTH 229, 230); CHM 121 or PHY 200, 240; CEG 220 or CS 240 or EGR 153
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; EGR 1010 (or MTH 2300); PHY 2400; EE 2010

Industrial and Systems/Biomedical Engineering:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; EGR 101 (or MTH 229, 230); CHM 121 or PHY 200, 240; CEG 220
  • Semester system prerequisites:

Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; EGR 101 (or MTH 229, 230); CHM 121 or PHY 200, 240; ME 102
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100; EGR 1010 (or MTH 2300); CHM 1210/1210L or PHY 2400/2400L; ME 1020

Liberal Arts

Departmental requirements for co-op and internship eligibility:

  • Acting: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Acting-Musical Theatre: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • African and African American Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Anthropology: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Art: Junior or higher standing.
  • Art History/Art Studio: Junior or higher standing.
  • Classical Humanities: Junior or higher standing.
  • Communication: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Crime & Justice Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Dance: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Design/Technology/Stage Management: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Economics (BA): Sophomore or higher standing and C or better grade in prerequisite courses; Quarter system prerequisites: EC 204/205; Semester system prerequisites: EC 2040 and 2050
  • English: Sophomore or higher standing. Business Writing (3000) or Technical Writing (3610) with a grade of C or better.
  • French: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Geography: Junior or higher standing; Quarter system prerequisites; CS 205; GEO 201/202/203; Semester system prerequisites: CS 1160, GEO 2100 and GEO 2200.
  • German: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Greek: Junior or higher standing.
  • History: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • International Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Latin: Junior or higher standing.
  • Motion Picture History, Theory, Criticism: Junior or higher standing.
  • Motion Picture Production: Junior or higher standing.
  • Music: Junior or higher standing.
  • Philosophy: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Political Science: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Religion: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Selected Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Social Work: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Sociology: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Spanish: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Theatre Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Urban Affairs: Sophomore or higher standing.
  • Women's Studies: Sophomore or higher standing.

Science and Mathematics

Departmental requirements for co-op and internship eligibility:

Biological Sciences:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102, BIO 111, 112, 115; MTH 228 OR 229; CHM 121/125, 122/126, 123/127, 211/215, 212/216, 213/217; and 12 credit hours of 200 or higher biology courses.
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100, 2100 (or 2130), BIO 1120, 1150; MTH 2240 (or 2280 or 2300); CHM 1210, 1220, 2110, 2120 (all with labs); and 8 semester hours of 2000, or higher biology courses.

Chemistry:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; MTH 229, 230, 231; PHY 111, 112, or 113 or 240, 242, 244; CHM 121, 122, 123; CHEM 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 312, 314.
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1100, 2130 (or 2100); MTH 2300, 2310; PHY 1110/1110L, 1120/1120L; or 2400/2400L, 2410/2410L; CHM 1210/1210L, 1220/1220L; CHM 2110/2110L, 2120/2120L; CHM 3120/3120L.

Earth and Environmental Sciences:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; BIO 112, 115; CHM 121,122,123; STT 264/265; Completion of 3 upper-level (300 or 400 level) EES courses prior to start of internship.
  • Semester system prerequisites: ENG 1010, 2100 (or equivalent 2nd-year writing course); BIO 1120, 1150; CHM 1210,1220; STT 2640; Completion of 3 upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) EES courses prior to start of internship.

Mathematics:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: Junior or higher standing.
  • Semester system prerequisites: Junior or higher standing.

Physics:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: ENG 101, 102; MTH 229, 230, 231; PHY 240, 242, 244.

Psychology:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: PSY 105,110; 20 hours of psychology classes with 3.0 GPA in those courses.

Statistics:

  • Quarter system prerequisites: Junior or higher standing.
  • Semester system prerequisites: Junior or higher standing.

Nursing and Health

 
  • have completed or be nearing completion of entry-level courses as outlined by their college
  • have declared a course of study and been accepted into that program;
  • have a 2.5 GPA for undergraduate students and a 3.0 GPA for graduate students
  • be committing to a job related to their major

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