Barrett Life Prep

Build skills for what comes next

College prepares you for a lot, but some of the most important knowledge, skills and behaviors you'll need beyond college don't fit neatly into a major or degree plan. Barrett Life Prep gives you opportunities to develop these essential competencies and put them into practice beyond the classroom.

Building on the skills you develop through The Human Event and The History of Ideas, Life Prep helps you continue that growth in ways that support your personal, professional and lifelong success.

Through Barrett-curated experiences, you can pursue four Life Prep credentials that recognize your development in areas that matter across careers, disciplines and life paths.

Ready to explore Life Prep?

Enroll in the Life Prep Canvas course to learn how the credential process works, explore qualifying experiences and requirements, and take the next step toward the credential that's right for you..

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Upcoming Life Prep events

Explore upcoming workshops, programs and experiences and find opportunities that align with your interests, goals and the credentials you want to pursue.

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Four credentials. Skills for a lifetime.

Life Prep is organized around four core competencies designed to help you thrive in college and beyond. Your path is up to you: choose from approved, Barrett-curated experiences that fit your interests and goals and pursue the credentials that matter most to you.

Your Barrett experiences add up to something bigger

Your Barrett experience is bigger than any one class, event, thesis or opportunity. Life Prep helps you connect the dots—to understand how your experiences have shaped you, what you've learned and how you can carry that growth forward.

Life Prep credentials are about more than participation. They help you bring multiple experiences together, demonstrate your development and communicate the value of what you've learned beyond the classroom.