Career & Major Exploration

Choosing a major and career can feel overwhelming. In fact, most individuals will experience many career choices and changes during their lives. Read on to learn how the University Career Center can help you with your career decision-making and prepare for career pivots.

Common Questions about Choosing a Major

Students commonly wonder:

  • Will my major help me get into my desired career?
  • Do I need to switch majors to get into a particular career?
  • What are the typical career paths for this major?

Common Questions about Career Fit & Certainty

Students commonly wonder:

  • What skills and previous experiences are needed to enter a particular industry?
  • How can I be sure that I will enjoy a certain career long-term?
  • What are my career options?

Happily, there are many ways to discover answers to these questions, such as by having informational interview conversations and taking career assessments. Our team is glad to meet with you to think through major and career exploration with you, so that you are equipped to make career choices during and after college.

Discuss your career questions with a career advisor.

Know Yourself; Know Your Options 

We have a collection of career assessments and tools to aid your exploration process.  

  • Strong Interest Inventory – Consider your interests and view relevant careers, based on your responses and the employment data of those with similar interests 
  • FOCUS 2 – Assess career options based on your work interests, personality, values, and leisure.  
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Identify how your personality influences your personal and professional relationships, focus, and choices 

Take an assessment or view all our career exploration resources. 

Changing Your Major

The University Career Center supports you through thinking about the long-term and short-term career implications of your academic decisions.

However, some questions, while indirectly related to your career journey, are instead within Academic Advising’s area of expertise.

Common Questions to Discuss with Academic Advising

  • Can I take an elective from a different field of study?
  • If I switch majors, when will I graduate?
  • Would it be better to add a minor or change my major?

Meet with your academic advisor.