Indian Creek High School

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN?

Contact Kathy J. Brown Region Southwestern Indiana Phone 812-424-9711/1-8866-204-0025 Email [email protected]

GRADE LEVEL(S) 7-Adult 1. All students will identify their major of interest. STUDENT INDICATOR(S) 2. All students will identify the careers in their major of interest. TIME REQUIRED 30 Minutes MATERIALS NEEDED Computer room with internet access. Students will use the computer/internet to identify college majors. They will also be able to ACTIVITY SUMMARY find the career paths that pertain to their major on the internet site. PART ONE: Explain to students what a college major is and how to choose one of interest to them. Introduce the purpose of today’s activity – to help students identify a major of their choice and what careers are available to them in their specific major. Make them aware that they are not limited to one career because of their major. They may also select more than one major.

PART TWO: Ask students to go onto the computer and gain access to the internet. Have students type in the internet address: www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/ This will put them at the page where they need to start. PROCEDURE PART THREE: Have students select a major. They then need to page down and look at all the related career fields. They may also look at related major skills and websites to further their search. There are career planning and information websites they may look at on this site also.

PART FOUR: Ask students to take notes and write down the majors and related career in their field. Also ask students to write the web address for later use.

PART FIVE: ASK STUDENTS TO WRITE DOWN THEIR MAJOR AND CAREER AND PLACE IT IN BEHIND THE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT TAB OF THEIR GUIDANCE PORTFOLIO. EVALUATION: How will you know what percentage of the 1. Students will demonstrate master of indicator #1 by successfully identifying their major. students have mastered the 2. Students will demonstrate master of indicator #2 by successfully listing the careers identified guidance that are available in the major they have chosen. indicators? CITATION(S) You may include copyrighted materials in “materials needed,” but do not reproduce copyrighted www.uncil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/ University of North Carolina at Wilmington Career materials in your lesson plan. Non- Services. copyrighted materials should be included in your lesson plan and cited here.