Plan Your Academic/Career Next Steps

If Exploratory Studies is already your major:

• • 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

• • Connect with one of our Peer Advisors
    • 8:00AM-4:30PM (Monday, Wednesday, & Friday)
    • 11:00AM-4:30PM (Tuesday & Thursday)
  • Advising availability by appointment only during breaks

Note: Peer Advisors cannot life advisor enrollment flags.

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.

• Run a "What If?" DARS report to find out how many credit hours you would need to complete if you changed your major.
• Meet with an advisor for your new major to create a long-range academic plan and learn more about your potential graduation timeline
• Are you wondering how changing your major will affect your financial aid? Consider visiting the Office of Student Financial Assistance for information about options to fund your education.

• Plan out how you want to get experience in your career field of choice. Meet with a peer Career Specialist to search and apply for part-time jobs, full-time jobs, and internships through your Handshake account.
• Consider additional ways to gain experience outside of work, including clubs and organizations, undergraduate research, education abroad, volunteering, and more.