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Exploratory Resources

The Exploratory Program is an initiative of the Advising and Career Development Center (ACDC) created to further enable students to be successful in their college experience. The Exploratory Program is for all students who are currently exploring their major options, those who have not chosen a major, and those who wish to change their major. Students who utilize the Exploratory Program will find the tools and resources necessary to guide them toward a major and career path that is best suited for their abilities and aspirations.

 

The Exploratory Program advises all undecided students to take only their Colonnade requirements while they are exploring majors, as it allows them time to research major and career options while still taking classes, as well as ensures the student is progressing without wasting time on classes they may not need.
PathwayU is WKU's Career Inventory that assesses personality, workplace preferences, and more, to explore industries and careers that may be best for you. You may also meet with our Career Coaches to further explore your results
WKU offers numerous choices for undergraduate areas of study through majors, minors, associate degree programs, certificate programs, pre-professional study, and areas of concentration within majors. The full list of Undergraduate Academic Programs is provided by the Office of the Registrar.
You may be asking What Can I do with this Major? While a particular major may sound enticing, it is not always clear what job opportunities may follow that major. This website gives general info for many common majors.
O*Net is the U.S. Department of Labor's catalog of careers that provides info such as average salaries, required education, and typical tasks for numerous fields. Their My Next Move and Interest Profiler are similar to PathwayU in that they suggest fields that are a good fit for you according to O*Net's catalog. 
The WKU Fact Book is a robust source of annual data, updated each Fall and lists the top 10 most popular majors at WKU.
The Undergraduate Catalog contains all of WKU's majors, minors, and certificates, and contains example 4-year paths for all majors. This includes appropriate timing and spacing of general education, core course requirements, elective suggestions, prerequisites and displays how each of these requirements may be met during a four-year time frame.

 

 

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 Last Modified 1/31/23