Career Counseling

Knowing Yourself

Making a decision about a major or career choice is just the first step to a successful college experience. Getting involved early in your academic career will allow you to grow in many different ways and can be a great way to integrate yourself into the campus community. Attend meetings of student and professional organizations that interest you. Find career-related work experience or internships related to your academic and career interests. Pursue coursework and co-curricular activities that expand your knowledge about fields of student and help you develop additional skills.

Exploring Your Options

Understanding the actual number of opportunities that exist at USI is an important first step in determining a major or career path. There are over 70 undergraduate majors and academic programs to choose from, so you have to do some research to learn more.

Making Decisions

Deciding what major or career to pursue is one of the most important decisions a college student has to make. The right major for you will be the one that gives you academic, personal and professional satisfaction while you attend USI. Once you are ready to make a decision, the Career Services staff can help you create an academic plan for your major choice and enroll you in introductory coursework and prerequisites for your academic program of choice. Remember, in a lot of cases, your major will not train you for a single, specific job. Instead, it should develop your skills and abilities so that you can use them in the broadest variety of careers.

Building on your choice

Making a decision about a major or career choice is just the first step to a successful college experience. Getting involved early in your academic career will allow you to grow in many different ways and can be a great way to integrate yourself into the campus community. Attend meetings of student and professional organizations that interest you. Find career-related work experience or internships related to your academic and career interests. Pursue coursework and co-curricular activities that expand your knowledge about fields of student and help you develop additional skills.