advising undecideds
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A litany of resources is available to the undeclared student at Hartwick. Our cadre includes an in-house library, endless online resources and a host of knowledgeable staff ready to assist you. Toollbox for Choosing a Major Use the exercises in this workbook to guide you through the process of choosing a major.
When considering students, who have not made concrete decisions regarding majors and career paths, even the words used to describe them may impact the advisor's work. Rather than focusing on a negative state of indecision (undecided) it may be valuable to focus on the students' openness to options (Open or Exploring students). Exploring or Open students comprise a sizable part of most college and university student populations.
Advising Undeclared Students
Academic Advising for Undeclared Students
ASC advisors come from a variety of fields, including secondary education, higher education, English, music, social work and student affairs. Our breadth of experiences allow us to help undeclared students with their exploration of majors and the development of their education/career plans. Students are introduced to the numerous resources available within the ASC and Pitt-Johnstown and throughout the University of Pittsburgh institution. Students are provided multiple study skills tools (goal setting, test taking, time management, and improving memory, to name a few) and may choose to take a 3-credit course, College Study Strategies to further enhance their level of success. Students are provided information about peer tutoring and other resources for academic assistance.In the Program for Undeclared Students at Northeastern University we offer a wide array of academic options and opportunities. Our advising, programming and curriculum are designed to help students recognize their passions, talents and values. We enjoy working with students who feel strongly about exploring their options before making a commitment to a major and who want to experience that “a-ha” moment for themselves. Northeastern’s signature programs in experiential learning, including co-operative education, are integral ways for our undeclared students to explore their interests in careers as well as majors. We also recognize that with Northeastern’s 100+ undergraduate programs and 60+ combined majors, choosing one can be tremendously exciting, but also a little overwhelming.
Program for Undeclared Students | Northeastern University
As you begin your job search, it is important that you know your own qualifications. Over the years you have developed many skills from coursework, extracurricular activities and your total life experiences. If you've researched topics and written, edited and presented papers for classes, you've used skills which are not limited to any one academic discipline or knowledge area but are transferable to many occupations. A prospective employer expects you to be able to apply the skills you have learned in college to the work environment. Below is a list of five broad skill areas which are divided into more specific, skills.
Transferable Skills Survey