Course Overview:
This course will help students talk about their strengths and connect academic goals with potential career pathways. Students will identify their professional and academic skills and interests through assigned readings, reflections, and in-class activities. The course may include lectures, seminar-style discussion, guest speakers, small group work, and individual coaching and feedback.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Understand how personal characteristics, e.g., interests, values, and skills, influence career development
- Identify appropriate academic major, occupational, and employment alternatives concerning personal characteristics
- Use a variety of information resources to explore academic major, occupational, and/or employment options
- Utilize career development tools to foster informed decision-making skills for life/career planning and management
- Formulate action plans and strategies for implementing life/career goals
Offered: Typically offered every spring quarter
*Please Note: This course will not be offered during Spring Quarter 2026. If you are interested in exploring careers in the social sciences, you might consider Gen St 222 as an alternative.
