HOW TO START

• Decide as early as possible to avoid extending the time to complete your degree
• Read the SLCC General Catalog for descriptions of different majors
• Choose from General Education courses that can be used in many different majors. For example: literature, communications, philosophy, psychology, computers, marketing & foreign languages
• Narrow your choices of major to 2 or 3, then schedule some very specific courses in those majors
• Choose a major you love! You will enjoy your classes and your college experience more fully, which may result in a higher GPA
• Learn as much as possible by interviewing those who have jobs that appeal to you. “Shadow” someone on the job for a day in a work setting you would consider as a major. Apply for an internship or summer job in a field you are interested in through Co-operative Employment. Get involved through volunteer work by going to the Thayne Center at Redwood, College Center Bldg. Rm. 236. Talk with your instructors.
• Whatever you do, do not be discouraged if you are undecided. REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT LOST…YOU ARE EXPLORING!

TIPS FOR CHOOSING YOUR MAJOR

• Eliminate all areas of study you are absolutely not interested in.
• Take a Career Clues Workshop-a free, one hour, one-time, class for those who are undecided. Available at Redwood Campus in the College Center Bldg., Room 242
• Don’t choose a major for the wrong reasons. This decision should be based on your own unique abilities, talents and interests.
• Spend some time on self-assessments. Clarify your interests, abilities and values.
• Take CHOICES- a free skills & interest inventory available on the computers with a CHOICES icon at Sandy Campus, South City and Redwood.
• Take the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ($50).
• Gather information on possible careers and how they relate to an academic major. Check out SLCC’s Career Library at the Redwood Campus, College Center Bldg., Room 242.