Examine your interests, abilities, and values by asking
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What excites me? What types of jobs or careers appeal to me? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? What kind of skills do I have? What classes did I enjoy in high school? What were my best subjects? What kinds of extracurricular activities did I participate in while in high school? What have I learned from part-time or summer jobs I held? What are my short-term goals? What are my long-term goals?
Review the links below for a list of majors available at Arkansas State University and information on what you can do with those majors.
- Maintain a 2.0 GPA to avoid poor academic standing.
- Review the Degree List of available options at A-State.
- Review the information found at the site: What can I do with this major?
- Attend the Annual Select-A-Major Fair to explore the many major options at A-State and talk to department representatives from across campus.
- Make an appointment at the ASU Counseling Center to complete the FOCUS Assessment
- Make an appointment with an advisor in the Wilson Advising Center to discuss your abilities and interests
- Take an introductory course in a field that interest you.
- Make an appointment with the Career Services Center to explore relevant work/volunteer experiences in the areas that interest you.
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Join a student organization that aligns with your interest.
- Conduct an honest evaluation of your options based upon what you have learned.
- Narrow your choices and focus on choosing a major. Based on your research and self-assessment, you should now have a better idea of the majors you are not interested in pursuing as well as a handful of potential majors that do interest you.
- Visit with an advisor in the field(s) that interests you to discuss your options further.
- Start and maintain a personal academic portfolio with grades, reports, projects, honors, activities and a current resume.
