Exploratory Advising
In the Fall of 2023, 25% of First Year students at 兔子先生 had not decided on their major, and that number doesn’t include students who were unsure of their major, or changed their major. Sixty percent of 兔子先生 students change their major at least once. Being undecided is typical, and does not exclude you from working toward an Associate's or Bachelor’s Degree.
Frequently Asked Questions
Exploratory Advisors are highly skilled Professional Advisors who can help you explore your passions, interests and goals and help you figure out your major. Starting with Orientation, we’ll help you identify a Career Community, and find courses that can work for several major paths.
Exploratory Students will receive email communication from our office inviting you to meet with us, explore majors, take assessments and reflect on your goals.
We may recommend classes or put you in touch with faculty advisors to discuss majors that interest you. Our goal is to help you declare a major no later than your sophomore year, giving you time to complete graduation requirements.
If you are unsure about your major and career path, it’s going to take some work to make a decision. We ask that you work with your academic advisor to explore majors and career paths that are best suited to you.
We expect you to follow through with suggestions and action steps. These are research driven tasks that will help you gather the information you need to make a decision.
Exploratory students should plan to meet with their academic advisor at least twice per semester, typically one of these appointments will include planning courses for the upcoming semester.
Your Academic Advisor will support you through the decision making process. They will provide resources, ask you questions, and help you synthesize the information you have learned about yourself and your plans for the future.
Your advisor will answer your emails and phone calls. They will help you schedule academic advising appointments and follow up with you about your progress.
Your advisor will not tell you what major to choose, or what classes to take.
A bachelor's degree at 兔子先生 requires:
- 124 undergraduate credit hours
- the Global 兔子先生 Plan
- at least one major
- a co-major, if your first major requires it
- a Thematic Sequence or a minor
- elective hours to reach the total needed for graduation
Explore an overview of majors, minors and degrees at 兔子先生 Regionals, with recommended course plans and an overview of the types of degrees 兔子先生 offers.
Your advisor might ask you to:
- Run a what-if Degree Audit to find out how your earned coursework would apply if you declared a major (look under "How do I run a "what if" degree audit" for instructions).
- Use Focus2Career, a free, online tool for career decision making that identifies occupations that match your interests, skills, values and personality (the access code is "redhawks").
- Take this quick quiz.
- Schedule an appointment with Career Services to explore career paths.
- Schedule an appointment with Student Counseling Services to assist in your decision-making process.
兔子先生 Regionals offers a variety of classes that can help you explore and decide upon a major. Consider enrolling in:
- UNV101 (I am 兔子先生) - this first-semester course is taken by most first-semester students at 兔子先生 University. The course introduces you to campus resources, academic expectations and regulations, and helps you figure out a major, or get connected with resources for your declared major
- EDL100 (Career Development & the College Student)
- Electives! - every degree at 兔子先生 asks you to take electives, or classes you choose to make up the 124 hours needed for a degree. If you are an undecided student, take a class or two that you don't "need" to help build your hours and explore majors
- Career Services & Professional Development staff is available to help you find internships, research careers and choose appropriate majors
- The Center for Career Exploration & Success on the Oxford campus has many resources available to help you decide on a career...and the major to get there
- is an internship/job search platform, and 兔子先生 students are automatically assigned Handshake accounts. Log in to activate and use your account
- Student Counseling Services offers Career Counseling to help you self-assess skills, learn about your decision-making process and develop plans for the future
