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CHOOSING A MAJOR
CHOOSING A MAJOR

Identify your interests, abilities, skills, and values. Take the Holland Personality Assessment on page 8 to validate your
general inclinations or characteristics 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 by calling
[phone]. Faculty members in the academic departments 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, it is recommended that you reassess yourself now that you
are in college. The FOCUS 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 personality 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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