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GRAHAM GARNERFIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
SPRING 2008, SECTION 8
Academic Planning:Setting Your Career Course
Adapted from “Thriving in College & Beyond,” by Joseph B. Cuseo, Viki Sox Fecas, and Aaron Thompson
Types of Courses
Liberal arts or general education requirements
College major requirementsFree electives
Myths
Myth 1: When you choose your major, you’re choosing your career
Myth 2: If you want to continue your education after college, you must continue in the same field as your college major
Myth 3: To work in a business or corporation, you need to major in business or a technical field
Myth 4: If you major in a liberal arts field, the only career available to you is teaching
Myth 5: Having specialized skills is more important for career success than having general skills
Myths
Myth 1: When you choose your major, you’re choosing your career Compare to climbing a tree Trunk = foundation of liberal arts or general
education Limbs = choices for college majors Branches = different career paths or options
Myths
Myth 2: If you want to continue your education after college, you must continue in the same field as your college major Enter a career immediately Continue your education in graduate school or
professional school
Myths
Myth 3: To work in a business or corporation, you need to major in business or a technical field “Employers are for more interest in the
prospect’s ability to think and to think clearly, to write and speak well, and how he works with others than in his major or the name of the school he went to.”
Myths
Myth 4: If you major in a liberal arts field, the only career available to you is teaching Studies show liberal arts majors are just as likely
to advance to the highest levels of corporate leadership as majors in pre-professional fields.
Myths
Myth 5: Having specialized skills is more important for career success than having general skills While specific, technical skills may be important
for getting into a career, the general professional skills are more important for moving up the career ladder.
Reflections
Look over your courses. Are you still interested in your major?
Are you surprised about what courses are a part of the major, or are they what you expected?
Are there questions you have about the major that have not been answered yet?