Achieving Success Through Academic

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Achieving Success Through Academic Career
Planning

• Stephanie PrestonAcademic Advisor
• Ray RogersDirector of Career Services

Dont ask yourself what the world needs, ask
yourself what makes you come alive. And then go
for that. Because what the world needs are
people who come alive.-- Harold Whitman,
philosopher and theologian
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Steps in the Path to SuccessThe 4 Year Approach

• First Year The Exploration Year
• Sophomore Year Career Research and Major
  Decision Confirmed
• Junior Year Gaining Experience
• Senior Year Academic Completion and Career
  Enactment

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First YearThe Exploration Year

• Become familiar with the Rollins Curriculum and
  academic departments.
• Consider potential majors/minors
• Learn the fundamentals of resume writing and keep
  your resume up to date
• Find student organizations or volunteer work that
  suits you
• Take a career inventories assessment
• Consider taking INT 150 Academic and Career
  Planning the spring of the freshman year

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Overview of the Rollins Curriculum
General Education Requirements
Major Requirements
Electives/Open Options
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Majors at Rollins

• Science and Mathematics
• Biology
• Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental Studies
• Mathematics
• Physics

• Humanities
• English
• French
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Spanish

12 16 Courses Required

• Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Elementary Education
• History
• Politics
• Psychology
• Sociology

• Interdisciplinary Study
• Classical Studies
• International Business
• International Relations
• LACA (Latin American and Caribbean Affairs

• Expressive Arts
• Art History
• Studio Art
• Music
• Theatre Arts

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Major Selection

• Nationwide, 50 of entering college students are
  undecided
• Many who think they know change prior to
  graduation
• How to decide?
• Think of personal talents, goals and personality
• Contemplate interests
• Find field of study you enjoy
• Take intro courses in areas you are considering
• Talk to faculty in many academic departments
• Attend the Major/Minor Fair (October 24)

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Career Assessments and Resumes

• The Office of Career Services offers three
  different inventories/assessments
• Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Resume writing workshops are offered twice each
  week throughout the fall and spring terms

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Sophomore YearCareer Research and Major
Decisions Confirmed

• Declare your major
• Create a personalized four-year degree planner
• Conduct research on career areas consistent with
  personal goals, values and interests
• Gain leadership skills through student
  organization involvement and community service.
• If not previously taken, enroll in INT 150
  Academic and Career Planning

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Assumptions

• College education provides job-specific training.
• Employers are more interested in majors than
  skills, experience, knowledge and abilities.
• Students come to college with realistic
  perceptions of careers and well thought out basis
  for making career decisions.
• Specific majors exist for each potential career
  field a student may choose.

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The Dreaded Question
What are you going to do with a degree in
anthropology?
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Ya butdoesnt the major go with the career?

• A study conducted by the College Placement
  Council indicated that the majority of college
  graduates are successfully employed in fields not
  directly related to their academic majors.

• The Department of Labor estimates that the
  average worker will hold four to six jobs in two
  or three different career areas before they
  retire.

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Dispelling Myths

• A students choice of major clearly dictates
  future career options.
• Majoring in liberal arts fields means students
  wont be able to find a job after graduation.
• Graduate school is the only viable option for our
  students if they want to find jobs.
• Employers want to hire students just because they
  graduated from college.

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Junior YearGaining Experience

• Review degree plan to assure you are on track.
• Complete an internship for academic credit
• Study abroad or participate in an international
  field study
• If graduate school is an option, begin preparing
  for the application process.
• Plan to gain meaningful and relevant work
  experience over the summer.

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Class Standing

• First Year Student Up to 29 Semester Hours

Sophomore 30 59 Semester Hours
Junior 60 - 99 Semester Hours
Senior 100 - 140 Semester Hours
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Experiment, Explore and Experience
Perceptions vs. Reality

• Part-time Work
• Volunteer Experience
• Summer Employment
• Student Organizations
• Job Shadows/Field Studies
• Internships, Internships, Internships

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Internships, Internships, Internships

• Academic credit for internships is available to
  students during their junior and senior year.
• Students may intern in the Central Florida area,
  at home over the summer or anywhere in the world
  they may be while earning credit and getting
  paid.
• We suggest all students do at least two
  internships prior to graduation.
• Summer internships require planning and early
  applications.

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The Senior YearAcademic Completion and Career
Enactment

• Complete senior audit
• Complete graduate school applications
• Update resume to reflect graduation and college
  accomplishments
• Attend job fairs
• Conduct mock interviews
• Participate in on-campus recruiting or resume
  drops

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The Senior Year ContinuedDecisions, Completion
and Enactment

• GRADUATE ON TIME!!!
• Celebrate! You have earned a liberal arts degree
  which is education for a lifetime.

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Achieving Success Through Academic and Career
Planning

• Choose the major you love to study.

• Begin preparing for various post-graduate plans
  during your first year.

• Enjoy your college years with the confidence
  that, with the correct planning, you can go into
  any career field you desire.

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• Dont ask yourself what the world needs, ask
  yourself what makes you come alive. And then go
  for that. Because what the world needs are
  people who come alive.
• -- Harold Whitman
• philosopher and theologian