1. are you experiencing MAJOR CONFUSION??? Presented by: Ocean County College Career, Employment, & Counseling Services And Ocean County College Center for Academic Advising Click each slide to go to the next one

2. Process of Major Choice 1. Find out your interests 2. Assess yourself 3. Choose careers of interest 4. Relate careers to college majors 5. Research four-year colleges 6. Choose an OCC major that matches Repeat if necessary 7. Plan your transfer

3. Interest Categories Realistic –build & fix things –sports Investigative –math –science & nature –computers Artistic –reading –music & arts Social –helping people –social studies Enterprising –law –managing money Conventional –computers –managing money –office work

4. Know Yourself Assessment Skills Values Interests  ECOSECOS

5. Choose Occupation of Interest  Research careers that match your interests  OCC Career Center OCC Career Center  ECOS ECOS  Other career info sites Identify majors connected with specific careers

6. Research Colleges  ECOS ECOS  New Jersey Edge New Jersey Edge  College web sites

7. Plan Program of Study  OCC Career Center OCC Career Center  OCC Catalog OCC Catalog  Other college catalogs  NJ Transfer NJ Transfer  See an Advisor

8. OCC Transfer Degrees  Associate of Arts (A.A.) Liberal Arts General Studies  Associate of Science (A.S.) Criminal Justice Business Administration Computer Science Note: The A.A. and A.S. degrees prepare students to enter baccalaureate degree programs.

9. OCC Career Programs  Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)  Prepares students for immediate employment after graduation, such as Nursing Marketing Web Support Specialist  New Jersey Edge New Jersey Edge  NJ Transfer NJ Transfer

10. More Information Career, Employment, & Counseling Center –http://www.ocean.edu/career.htmhttp://www.ocean.edu/career.htm Center for Academic Advising –http://www.ocean.edu/advising.htmhttp://www.ocean.edu/advising.htm ECOS –http://ecos.princetonreview.comhttp://ecos.princetonreview.com –OCC Member Code: 51663670263 NJ Edge –http://www.njedge.orghttp://www.njedge.org NJ Transfer –http://www.njtransfer.orghttp://www.njtransfer.org