Everyone goes about choosing a major or career differently. Some students prefer to choose a major first; whereas other students may choose a career first and then find a major that can help them prepare for that career. Ideally, you will work to ensure that your major or career matches with you own interests, skills and values.

In order to explore careers, we’ve provided many sites where you can learn about careers—or occupational information. The sites that provide you occupational information will enable you to learn about the "day in the life of " someone who does a career that you will be interested in. We would recommend using these resources to do you own research on majors and careers and layer this information with a meeting with a Career Counselor to help you clarify your search for a major or career that is a good fit.

In order to help you choose a major, we have provided multiple resources for you to use.   Some of the resources will enable to you to research and learn more about majors offered at Colorado State University (below). Other resources will enable you to see some typical careers that are associated with each major available at Colorado State University.

Academic and Career Horizons — Colorado State University, Center for Advising and Student Achievement - Find an overview of each of the majors at CSU including concentrations, characteristics and skills of students, potential occupations, related student organizations, and additional information sources.

General Catalog — Browse through the CSU General Catalog to get information on all of the majors and minors offered at CSU, including prerequisites for admission and course information.

When trying to find a major that is the right fit for you, it is important to think about what you might want to do with that major after graduation. Many majors do not lead to one specific career, but can prepare you to succeed in a variety of careers and industries. The following links can help you to learn more about how specific majors can lead to different career options.

Match Majors to Occupations — For each major that interests you, choose either the PDF or HTML version to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities.  Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers. 

Exploring Your Options

Choices® CIC-Advancer for Adults - 

Take surveys about your interests and skills or use previous job titles and desired job characteristics to obtain occupational suggestions. Compare comprehensive information about these careers, and then chart a path to obtain the necessary education and skills to obtain a job in that field.