CHOOSING
A MAJOR
CHOOSING A MAJOR
Identify your interests, abilities, skills, and values. Take the Holland Personality Assessment
on page 8 to validate your practical experiences and gear them toward a future career.
MEET WITH A CAREER COACH
Discuss your personal and academic interests, future plans, and goals with a coach from
Career Services. Faculty members in the academic programs you are exploring can also
provide additional information about program requirements, specific coursework, and
career options. Schedule these appointments early in your academic career at CMU!
TAKE A CAREER ASSESSMENT
Although you probably took a “career test” in high school, there is nothing wrong with
re-assessing yourself now that you are in college. The FOCUS 2 assessment tool can
help you identify your interests, values, skills, personality, educational preferences, and
leisure interests. We also offer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Strong Interest
Inventory, two of the most widely known assessments, for a nominal fee. Information on
all three of these assessments can be found through Handshake on the Career Services
website at www.careers.cmich.edu.
EXPLORE THE CMU ACADEMIC BULLETIN
Read the course descriptions for the majors and minors offered at Central Michigan
University by consulting your bulletin, and keep a list of the programs that interest
you. Many programs have introductory classes; take advantage of these to help
explore academic and career options. You can also explore the bulletin online at
https://bulletins.cmich.edu.
College is about
EXPLORATION,
DISCOVERY,
and taking risks.
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