UAF: General Studies

Academic advising Being undecided Parent information Academic support Declaring a major GS home	Declaring a major While it may not seem critical when you start your college career, making a decision about your major will be important as you take classes and accumulate credits. First, you will want to be sure you are taking courses that will "fit" most majors offered. Start by comparing various majors you might be interested in to be sure you are taking the appropriate prerequisites in the right sequence. This is why it is especially important for General Studies students to work with their advisor! Resources are listed below to help you review and confirm information about various majors/careers on your own. The Academic Advising Center will use a variety of materials and computerized programs to provide you all the help you need to make a decision.
	Use the following as a general guideline during this decision-making process:
	Explore various options	Usually from 0-14 credit hours: approximately one semester as a full-time student
	Narrow your choices	Recommended between 15-30 credit hours: approximately two semesters as a full-time student
	Focus on a specific major	Recommended between 30-35 credit hours: approximately three semesters as a full-time student
	Declare your major	Highly recommended between 35-45 credit hours: approximately four semesters as a full-time student
	Complete Official Form To declare your major at UAF, you will need to complete the Undergraduate Change of Major Form. This form is not available online but can be obtained at the Registrar's Office or the Academic Advising Center. Because you were officially admitted in the degree category of General Studies, you are officially "changing your major" although we might think of it as declaring your major. Helpful resource information: Personality/Interest/Career Inventories The Princeton Review: http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/default.asp The Keirsey temperment sorter: http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro.asp What can I do with a major in:http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/ Career/Major/Job Sites Career Key: http://www.careerkey.org/ College Board's major and career profiles: http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/ ACT's world of work site: http://www.act.org/wwm/index.html Job Star - job search guide: http://www.jobstar.org/ Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/ Job Hunter's Bible: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/ Higher education jobs: http://www.academic360.com The personal salary wizard: http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.asp Alaska's job bank: http://146.63.75.43/akjb/
General Studies 301 Signers' Hall P.O. Box 757580 Fairbanks, AK 99775-7580 907-474-6634 fygen@uaf.edu	The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution. Last updated June 6, 2007 by General Studies web developer.