Who Am I?
These are the beliefs or things that matter to you and can influence the decisions you make.
What are values?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound are the five parts of this goal-setting framework.
What is SMART?
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional make up this career-interest model.
What is RIASEC?
This is the primary subject or program a college student chooses to study.
What is a major?
This individualized academic roadmap identifies courses connected to a student's educational goal.
What is an SEP / Student Education Plan?
Unlike a value, this is something you do well or a positive ability or quality you possess.
What is a strength?
Graduating from college several years from now would generally be considered this type of goal.
What is a long-term goal?
We completed this assessment to identify our strongest RIASEC career-interest areas.
What is the O*NET Interest Profiler?
COUN 53 is worth three of these, which represent the credit value assigned to a college course.
What are units?
Degree requirements, certificates, programs, course descriptions, and other academic requirements can be found in this official college resource.
What is the college catalog?
During our Values Spending Challenge, everyone received only $100. This limitation forced us to practice doing this when we couldn't choose everything.
What is prioritizing / making choices?
“I want to get better grades” is missing these details that would make it a stronger SMART goal.
What are a specific action, a way to measure it, and a timeframe?
Helping, teaching, supporting, or working directly with people are activities commonly associated with this RIASEC area.
What is Social?
This is a course or requirement that generally must be completed before taking another course.
What is a prerequisite?
You’re struggling in one of your classes and want help understanding the material. This campus resource provides tutoring and academic support.
What is the Learning Center?
Two students make different decisions because one places a higher value on independence while the other places a higher value on family. This explains why both decisions can still make sense.
What are different values/priorities?
When a goal feels too big or overwhelming, doing this can make it easier to begin.
What is breaking it into smaller steps?
Job duties, required skills, education, work environment, wages, and outlook are examples of information you should investigate when doing this.
What is career exploration/research?
These courses are specifically connected to your chosen program of study, while general education provides learning across broader subject areas.
What are major requirements?
You’re confused about your major, don’t know if your SEP is still correct, and have no idea which classes to take next semester. Instead of asking your roommate, Google, or just picking random classes, this is the person you should meet with.
Who is a college counselor?
During the Values Spending Challenge, you spent $0 on Family. This is the reason we cannot conclude that family is unimportant to you.
What is having limited resources / being forced to prioritize?
“I want to do better in school” becomes this type of goal when you add a specific action, a way to measure progress, and a deadline.
What is a SMART goal?
Your O*NET results say Realistic, Investigative, and Conventional, but you're interested in a career that doesn't perfectly match those three areas. This fact about RIASEC explains why that's completely okay.
What is “RIASEC results do not determine your career” / “people can have multiple interests”?
This associate degree is specifically designed to provide California Community College students with a structured pathway for transfer to the CSU system.
What is an ADT / Associate Degree for Transfer?
California Community College students can use this official resource to see how their courses may transfer and satisfy requirements at CSU and UC campuses.
What is ASSIST?