{"id":450,"date":"2016-07-18T18:57:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T18:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/career.utk.edu\/CS\/NewSite_TEST\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:40:15","slug":"explore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Majors and Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8969 alignleft\" style=\"text-align: start\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/chart-300x253.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/chart-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/chart.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 30pt\"><p class=\"lead\">Need help deciding on a major or career? You&#8217;re not alone!<\/p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Data suggests more than one-third of students change their majors and less than ten percent report knowing a great deal about their intended careers. The Center for Career Development &amp; Academic Exploration can help! Staff will guide you through the career decision-making process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/short_divider-300x17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/short_divider-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/short_divider-768x45.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/short_divider.png 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">Exploration Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-orange\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Self-Assess<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><p class=\"lead\">Identify interests, skills, personality, and values<\/p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/exploration-appointments-and-assessment\/\">Exploration Appointments and Assessments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/explore\/assessment\/\">Majors &amp; Careers Aligned with Strong Interest Inventory and PathwayU Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/explore\/classes\/\">Career Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-regalia\"><h3><strong>Explore<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><p class=\"lead\">Research majors and careers<\/p><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatcanidowiththismajor.com\/major\/\">What can I do with this major?<\/a> \u2013 Identify typical employers and strategies for entering more than 90 fields<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/explore\/assessment\/\">Majors and Careers by Assessment Results<\/a> \u2013 Evaluate UT majors categorized by assessment results<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.utk.edu\/\">Catalog<\/a> \u2013 Review course descriptions and start an online portfolio of UT majors and classes of interest<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/\">Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/a> \u2013 Learn job tasks, career paths, job outlook, and similar occupations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/\">ONET<\/a> \u2013 Browse by job family to compare work tasks, skills, education, training, and credentials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/explorecareers\/learn\/career-profiles.aspx\">Career One Stop<\/a> \u2013 Search occupational profiles including industry growth and wage data by state<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.candidcareer.com\/do_login.php?u=UnivTennessee&amp;p=e11f12430782bff9553b65f2be26d907\">CandidCareer<\/a> \u2013 Watch informational video interviews featuring industry professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-switchgrass\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><p class=\"lead\">Test and evaluate options<\/p><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/gain-experience\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-torch\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><p class=\"lead\">Create a plan and monitor progress<\/p><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/\">Four-Year Career Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div> <br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data suggests more than one-third of students change their majors and less than ten percent report knowing a great deal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":8965,"parent":233,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-450","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Explore Majors and Careers - Center for Career Development &amp; 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