Student Experience

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College Tours

Explore Cal Poly and CENG through our in-person tours, Virtual Tour Video, and college Information Sessions.

Meet our Students and alumni

Learn more about how our students and alumni are changing the world around them. 

Student Clubs & Organizations

Cal Poly students love to get involved, and clubs love hearing from you. Join a community that shares your passions! 

Supermileage Team working in machine shop

Engineering Senior Projects

Senior Project Expo

The Engineering Senior Project Expo is an annual spring event that celebrates the work of engineering senior project students. Please note, this event is fully-virtual until further notice.

Visit the Virtual Project Expo website to check out recent projects and to learn more about Project Sponsorship Opportunities.

Student in Formula Car

Student Employment Opportunities

An instructional student assistant (ISA) provides tutoring, grading, or instructions to other Cal Poly students.  ISAs provide student support in labs, grading, test proctoring, and overall classroom support for lectures and labs. 

The minimum qualifications for an ISA are:
1) admission or registration as a Cal Poly student (undergrad or grad), and
2) meeting the requested criteria for the class for which you are providing support.

To apply for these positions, contact your department office or look on Handshake.

A Teaching Associate (TA) is an instructor of record for a course.  The minimum qualifications for a TA are:

1. Current enrollment in the graduate program
2. Considered a student in good academic standing with GPA of 3.0 or higher
3. Meeting the requested criteria for the class for which you are providing support

To apply for these positions, contact your department office or look on Handshake.

A Graduate Assistant (GA) gets paid for doing research. More information about the Graduate Assistant fellowship program can be found HERE

Commencement

CENG student celebrating at Commencement
Group of students smiling during Commencement ceremony
Students receiving diplomas during Commencement ceremony
CENG students celebrating at Commencement

For the latest details on Commencement and updates regarding COVID-19, please visit the Cal Poly Commencement website.