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 Resume Components Guidelines
 Education
College Education:
- List your most recent degree (as officially written on diploma) first, followed by month and year of graduation.
- Do not include "Anticipated" or "Expected" with your graduation date.
- Include name of institution where you received your degree. On same line, include city and state.
- Display your Major(s), Minor(s), or Areas of Emphasis, Concentration, etc.
- Insert GPA if it is 3.0 or above -- it is not beneficial to list your GPA if it is below 3.0
- Grade Point Average can be expressed as Cumulative GPA and/or Major GPA.
- Do not refer to a 4.0 scale.
- If you financed the majority of your degree you may add the phrase, "Financed 90% of education." This may show employers that you are hardworking and goal oriented; however, this is optional.
- Indicate Significant Coursework or Certifications.
- Only list courses that directly support your career objective.
- Do not list more than six courses.
- Coursework is most relevant for internship candidates.
- You could also list Special Training, Areas of Emphasis that support your objective, or Relevant Skills here, i.e. computer languages/software, foreign languages spoken, etc.
High School Education:
This section need only be included if applicable in some way to your career objective or if you were not involved in college activities and thus plan on listing honors, leadership, etc. related to your high school experience instead.
- List High School Diploma, followed by the month and year of graduation (in examples xx is used for date).
- Include the name and location of the high school.
- Insert class rank, GPA, or class honors, i.e., Valedictorian.
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