Exploratory Studies Advising

If Exploratory Studies is already your major and you have an assigned Exploratory Advisor:

• • Schedule an appointment with your advisor via your Navigate Account

If Exploratory Studies is not your major:

• • Email ppac@ksu.edu to request an appointment. Include any relevant information about your questions so our advisors can prepare to help you.
  • OR attend drop-In Exploratory Advising Hours with one of our Peer Advisors

• • 9:00AM-4:00PM (Monday-Friday)
  • Advising availability by appointment only during breaks

Note: Peer Advisors cannot lift advisor enrollment flags.

EDCEP 120: Academic and Career Decisions

Searching for a major? Choosing a career path? The Academic and Career Decisions course might be for you! The Career Center offers a career planning class that covers topics such as choosing a major, exploring careers, making decisions, and learning how to use K-State career resources. The small class size and interactive format enables you to learn from both your instructor and other students.

About this Class

• Credit hours: 1 hour
• Class size: Limited to 20 students
• Class format: Combination of lecture, group interaction, and independent research. Class is offered each fall and spring as an 8-week course, as well as a 16-week course through the Find Your Fit CAT Community (fall only).
• Start dates: Check the course schedule for actual start dates.
• General education: Meets K-State Core requirement #7

Course Objective

This course is designed to help you develop a plan for choosing an academic major and/or career path. This includes assignments and activities related to self-awareness, decision-making, career/major exploration, and transferable skill development.

Assignments

• CliftonStrengths Assessment- This assessment will help you identify your primary strengths and give you tools to articulate your strengths to future employers.
• Focus2 Career Assessment- This is a computerized career assessment program based upon John Holland’s theory of career development. Your scores will produce an occupational code representing environmental models from Holland’s typology: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. It focuses on generating possible academic majors and careers that would be compatible with your interests, abilities, and career-related values.
• Values Card Sort- Whether we are aware of them or not, our personal values influence the decisions we make every day. You will complete the career values card sort to become aware of what you value most, which can help provide clarity in the career decision-making process.
• Major of Interest Project- This project is for you to research a major of interest and related careers. You will organize a PowerPoint or Prezi outlining the information that you learned from your research.
• Informational Interview- You will have the opportunity to interview a professional in your major or career of interest. By interviewing a professional you will get a current, day to day perspective on your career of interest.
• Resume Workshop- This assignment is designed to ensure you have an accurate and up-to-date resume, which is an essential tool for anyone in the career-planning process.

Special Instructions

If enrollment is closed for the semester and the course has not begun, email Olivia Miller at orm0708@ksu.edu to receive enrollment permission.

Find Your Fit CAT Community

EDCEP 120: Academic and Career Decisions is part of a CAT Community, "Find Your Fit" every fall. A CAT community is an opportunity for first-year students to connect with 21 other students who share their academic interests by placing them in 3 of the same courses during their first semester.

Enroll in this CAT Community to learn more about yourself and the decision-making journey as you uncover your strengths, values, and a world of majors and careers that can lead to a life of passion, purpose, and fulfillment. This CAT Community serves Exploratory Studies students.

• COMM 106 Public Speaking 1
• PSYCH 110 General Psychology
• EDCEP 120 Academic and Career Decisions

Read more information about "Find Your Fit" on the CAT Communities website.

Thinking about changing your major into Exploratory Studies? Your first step is talk with your current academic advisor. Your advisor can provide valuable information to aid in your decision.

Next, email the Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center at ppac@k-state.edu from your K-State student email account.

• Full Name:
• Wildcat ID #
• Changing From the Following Major:
• Changing to: Exploratory Studies
• If you have a pre-professions designation (i.e., pre-health, pre-law, pre-dentistry, etc...), do you want to keep it, change it, or drop it?

You will receive a confirmation email from Ashley Whaley, Academic Program Specialist, letting you know your request has been processed and connecting you with your new Exploratory Studies Advisor.

Are you ready to transition out of Exploratory Studies and into a new major? Your first step is talk with your current Exploratory Studies Advisor. Your advisor can provide valuable information to aid in your decision.

Please submit this survey about your Transition out of Exploratory Studies.

Next, determine which College owns the new major {you can review the Degrees & Certificates Offered page in the Catalog for assistance}

• • Full Name
  • Wildcat ID #
  • Changing From:
  • Changing To (include B.S. or B.A.):

    • Or Adding (include B.S. or B.A.):
    • Or Dropping:
  • Include any sub-plans / tracks you are adding, changing to, or dropping
  • If you have a pre-professions designation (i.e., pre-health, pre-law, pre-denistry, etc..), do you want to keep it, change it, or drop it

Your request must be sent from your official K-State student email. You will receive a confirmation email from the Dean's Office.