Welcome to the DACA and Undocumented Students Community!
Undocumented and DACA students face a special set of challenges in their career journeys. The UNT Career Center is committed to supporting all students and alumni, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Our staff is here to help undocumented and DACA students navigate the career planning process and help you achieve your career goals.
Employment and Graduate School Resources
Skill-Building Experiences
The best way to prepare for life after graduation is to find experiences that allow you to develop skills you can apply in the workplace. Whether it is a paid or unpaid position, it is important to choose experiences that help you explore your interests and fit with your career goals.
Consider some of these skill-building experiences:
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- Explore career opportunities – Take Flight Job Shadowing Program
- Find a UNT alumni mentor – Mean Green Mentors
- Internships (if unpaid, check out the Unpaid Internship Scholarship)
- Work with faculty in your college to find research opportunities
- Volunteer with local organizations – UNT Center for Leadership & Service
- Engage academic projects through your coursework
- Contracting type work such as tutoring
- UNT student organization related to your career interests
- Campus or organization leadership position
UNT DACA Resources
The UNT First Generation Success Center provides Dreamers/DACA Resources including:
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- UNT Legal Assistance- DACA application and renewal help
- UNT Dreamers/DACA Guide
Additional Resources
- Career Tips from DACA College Graduates
- Dreamer Jobs – Facebook Group
- North Texas Dream Team
- Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)
- Proyecto Inmagrante
- Opening Doors International Services – humanitarian immigration legal services agency
- Immigrants Rising provides resources, knowledge, and financial support for immigrant entrepreneurs, regardless of legal status, at any stage of their journey. They empower undocumented young people to achieve educational and career goals through personal, institutional, and policy transformation.
