The majority of SCCC students are Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies majors for one of two reasons:
These are both valid reasons to be a general studies major, although research suggests that once you do feel fairly confident about a future major or career focus, the sooner you move into that major the more likely you'll complete a degree in it.
For this week's assignment, then, I'll ask you to complete the following.
1) POSSIBLE MAJORS
Given the readings for today in the Class Schedule ("Light, Truth and Whatever" as well as "In Defense of the Liberal Arts"), you should be more aware now of how college should not be viewed as two, four, or more years of glorified job training. This is not a place where you view classes as obstacles to "get out of the way," where your focus is to merely collect a series of grades that you'll pass in for a sheet of paper at the end.
College is a place to learn, to grow, to open up your thinking and your perspectives on issues that matter. Each individual class should be embraced for all the ways that the work involved can make your brain a bigger, better place.
With this in mind, even if you have declared a major other than general studies—try the following "what should I major in?" type quizzes, and write down the top 3-5 majors, disciplines, or fields of interest suggested for you.
2) POSSIBLE OCCUPATIONS
After completing the above quizzes, I'd like you to peruse some basic facts about the top 5 careers you are currently interested in or considering in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook.
You can search by median pay, projected growth rate, number of new jobs, level of education required, etc., and/or you can browse occupational groups in the left column or in the A - Z index.
Write down the 5 that you are researching (they may or may not be from your quiz results above).
3) POST YOUR DISCUSSION
In the Week 5 discussion forum, post your answers to the following: