- Identify Areas You Want to Know and Understand
Success in a major depends on the right combination of
interests, skills, efforts, and aptitudes. If you choose a major
only because of its job possibilities and fail to look at your own
interests and aptitudes, you will probably be disappointed.
Broaden your horizons, explore what you find interesting—what
excites you most.
- Choose a Major on Criteria Other than Current Job
Opportunities
Many college students, unfortunately, see college only as a
vehicle for gaining economic security and mobility. Thus, they
try to choose majors and a career on the basis of current job
opportunities. Become educated, not merely trained.
- Develop Flexibility and Adaptability
The only things you can really count on in the future are
change and a continued knowledge explosion. Some futurists
have estimated that today's high school graduates will be in
five to seven different careers during their lifetime. Flexibility
and adaptability, learning how to learn, and learning to think
carefully and critically are the aims of a strong liberal arts
education such as that available at BYU.
- For some jobs, employers do not require a degree in a
particular major. In these cases, employers respond favorably
to applicants who have developed analytical skills, who have
the ability to reason abstractly, and who have learned to
communicate effectively.
Below are commonly asked questions followed by a list of
resources where you can find answers. Unless otherwise noted,
you can access all of these resources through the Counseling
and Career Center (2500 WSC, [801] 378-6291).
How Do I Choose a Major?
What majors are offered at BYU and what are their
requirements?
- Career counseling.
- Career and Learning Information Center: 2590 WSC, (801) 378-2689.
- Open Major Advisement Center: (801) 378-3826; e-mail:
open_major@byu.edu.
- College advisement centers: See listing in current class
schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
How do I find out what majors best fit me?
- Career counseling.
- Career and Learning Information Center: 2590 WSC, (801) 378-2689.
- Counseling Center workshops.
- Student Development (StDev) 110, 115, 117: See current class
schedule.
What kind of career opportunities are available in my major?
- Career and Learning Information Center: 2590 WSC, (801) 378-2689.
- Placement Center: 2400 WSC, (801) 378-3000.
- Campus departments.
What Do I Do When I Get Stuck?
Now that I've got my information, how do I make a decision?
- Career counseling.
- Student Development 115, 117: See current class schedule.
- Talk with an expert in the field: Contact that department.
I know what I want, but do I qualify?
- Open Major Advisement Center: (801) 378-3826.
- Career counseling.
- Student Development (StDev) 110, 117: See current class
schedule.
- College advisement centers: See listing in current class
schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
I Know My Major. Now What?
How do I find out my major requirements?
- Career and Learning Information Center: 2590 WSC, (801) 378-2689.
- College advisement centers: See listing in current class
schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
How do I declare my major?
- College advisement center for the major chosen: See listing in
current class schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
How Do I Prepare for Life after Graduation?
How do I find employment?
- Career counseling.
- Student Development (StDev) 317: See current class schedule.
- Placement Center: 2400 WSC, (801) 378-3000.
- College advisement centers: See listing in current class
schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
Do I want to consider further professional training?
- Career counseling.
- Student Development (StDev) 317: See current class schedule.
- Placement Center: 2400 WSC, (801) 378-3000.
- College advisement centers: See listing in current class
schedule or the Directory section of this catalog.
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