Major Exploration Guide

 

Learn about majors, minors, certificate, and pre-professional programs:

• Contact your academic advisor to discuss majors and resources.
  
• Attend the Exploring Majors Fair in November.
  
• Pick majors you want to research from the Majors by Area site.
  
• Research majors, minors, and certificate programs:
• Undergraduate Admissions
  
  
• General Catalog
  
  
• Explore minors offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  
• Learn about pre-professional programs in health and law.
  
• Talk to your instructors about your areas of interest.
  
• Take introductory courses related to your major/career interests.
  
  

Connect your major with a career:

• Make an appointment with a career advisor in the Career Center.
  
• Explore the “ What Can I Do With A Major In…?” internet resource.
  
• Take eDiscover, a full service career planning system, through the Career Center (stop by C310 Pomerantz Center for your login and instruction sheet).
  
• Take a free online interest inventory through the Princeton Review.
  
• Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook for career information.
  
• Visit the Pearson Library at the Career Center.
  
• Explore the Self-Directed Career Exploration Handbook.
  

Experience careers first-hand:

• Join a student group or organization.
  
• Take advantage of internships through the Career Center.
  
• Volunteer with university and community service agencies and organizations (click on “Volunteer Now!”).
  
• Learn more about a career through an informational interview.
  
• Connect with UI graduates who share similar professional interests through ICE-Net.
  
• Learn more about jobs by attending a Career Fair.