For courses in Career Planning or Student Orientation.

This text greatly simplifies the complex process of choosing a major by leading students through personal, academic and occupational information searches.  It offers a natural progression for decision making by using thought-provoking activities to explore themselves before exploring majors. Whether choosing or changing a major, the discovery process examines different perspectives, such as relating interests, skills and values to academic fields of study, searching a national system that identifies many academic majors, and exploring majors available at their own institution.  Once specific academic alternatives are identified, a search of occupational information helps students examine the career possibilities that specifically relate to the majors they are considering.

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This book greatly simplifies the complex process of choosing a major by leading students through personal, academic and occupational information searches.  It offers a natural progression for decision making by using thought-provoking activities to explore themselves before exploring majors. Whether choosing or changing a major, the discovery process examines different perspectives, such as relating interests, skills and values to academic fields of study, searching a national system that identifies many academic majors, and exploring majors available at their own institution.  Once specific academic alternatives are identified, a search of occupational information helps students examine the career possibilities that specifically relate to the majors they are considering.

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Explores majors from three different approaches: (1) completing self-assessment activities (2) examining national listing of majors (3) searching information about the majors at their own institution. (Unit 3)

• Provides student with a well-rounded and thorough exploration of the majors decision 

Links majors to related career paths through web-based activities: Students use their areas of study interest to search for related occupational information through the Internet and other resources.  (Unit 4)

• Gives students ideas about how their current study can transfer to the world of work 

Six-step decision-making progression - Self-assessment activities provide the opportunity for students to examine their personal interests, skills and values.  The results are directly related later to fields of study. (Units 2 and 3)

• Gives students a chance to explore themselves before exploring majors, understand their personal decision-making styles, and how this influences their approach to the major choice process.

Numerous hands-on activities- For Example: Explore list of more than 400 potential majors, find outside resource materials to research a major's requirements, interview others who have backgrounds in the areas of interest.

• Motivates students to begin the selection process by providing small achievable steps

Fill-in-the-blank and checklist activities.

• Breaks down the decision-making process into "digestible" portions for students, with each set of exercises building on the next.

Worksheets to Organize Search-For interviewing, recording library research, personal log, etc.

• Helps students organize career information as well as identify their feelings about the process they are undergoing.

Chapter-end case studies-Addresses the needs and concerns of multi-cultural and non-traditional students.

• Helps students through the decision-making process by understanding other's dilemmas.

Techniques for integrating academic (transcript) and career information.

• Shows students how to use transcripts and evaluate all their resources to make an informed decision-and formulate a plan for the future.

Making a commitment section - Includes creating an action plan for its implementation.

• Guides students through the process of narrowing down their academic choices and committing themselves to one

Backcover

This revision of Selecting a College Major is a tremendous resource in assisting students with their search for a future that fits their strengths and interests.  This new and updated edition uses 14 Fields of Study as a framework for exploring academic possibilities.  It will help not only the undecided student with selecting a major, but also the major-changer who is exploring alternative options.

A systematic process leads students through personal and academic assessment as well as occupational information searches. Through thought-provoking activities, they can explore their academic, career, and personal interests and goals. Students can investigate academic majors from many perspectives, including a search of majors in general, majors on their campus, and majors based on their academic and occupational interests. Highlights include:

• A Natural Decision-Making Progression. Students are directly and personally involved in activities that involve exploration, reflection, and choice.
• Extensive Major Exploration. Three distinct approaches provide students with thorough exploration of the majors decision
• Incorporation of Academic and Career Interests, Abilities, and Values. Expanded self-assessment gives students information on which to base their choice of a major with in the 14 Fields of Study..
• Formulation of a Graduation Plan. Students use their academic transcripts to summarize all they have Learned and develop a plan for the future.

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