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The Career Counseling Center
“Offering Help with Major Decisions ”
 
110 Lee Hall – Mon-Thu 8:00A-4:30P & Fri 8:00A-12:00P
337-482-5431 - studentsuccess.louisiana.edu/career
 
Wondering which career best suites you? Want to know if you have chosen the right major? Deciding what you want to do with the rest of your life can be a stressful decision. After all, there are so many Choices in majors. You are not alone! Most students have doubts about their field of study from time to time. Relax, and get Focused!! Visit the Career Counseling Center to investigate your options. You may walk-in or call for an appointment. A career counselor is available to assist you.
 
Career Testing
Choices – is a free assessment tool offering a brief career test (about 30 minutes) looking at interests, skills, transferable work skill and work values, but the software program also contains informative materials that will help students explore majors, occupations and career choices.
 
FOCUS-2 – is an online, self-guided, interactive educational planning tool designed to help students select the right college major and plan their career based on assessment results and exploration. Students who use FOCUS-2 are more informed and make better career decisions. (FOCUS-2 is presently being used as a tool in a number of seminar classes.)

Approved FOCUS-2 users log in here.
 
The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) – is a more in-depth vocational test that is also available for a fee of $15.00. The student will receive a full interpretation of test results by the career counselor.
 
Academic Majors and Career Opportunities
Click MAJORS for a list of available career opportunities that exist for the various academic majors offered at UL Lafayette.
 
Career Decision Making Course
ACSK 140 is a one-hour, credit/non credit, seven week course designed to assist students who are undecided about their college major or students who want to learn the early strategies of career planning. Students are required to take the career tests in this course.
 
Career Library
Several reference books and videos are available for reading and viewing in the Career Counseling Center. Computer access is available to surf the net for career related sites.
 
 

Document last revised Friday, July 31, 2009 9:47 AM

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