If You Are A High School Student. . .

MICHIGAN CAREER PATHWAYS can help you sort out which career options are real possibilities for you. Notice that you can match the characteristics of people in the pathway with what you know about yourself. If you don't know as much about yourself as you need to, consider taking some career assessments.

Help from Ferris State University:

• Career Assessment Opportunities – Help with career exploration, assessments, interpretations, and the career decision-making process.
  
  
• Ferris' Educational Counselors – Career Center and Undergraduate College-based counselors help students explore Ferris degrees and the blending of more than one degree to enhance student career options.
  
  
• Visit Ferris State University's campus, go to class, talk to students, stay overnight.

THESE WEB SITES DEAL WITH CAREER DECISION-MAKING:

• Some common misperceptions about choosing a degree.
  
  
• A FUN way to explore career decision-making.

• If you know someone who has an occupation that sounds interesting to you, ask if you can visit him/her at work. Ask your parents, relatives, teachers, counselors, family friends and other adults you trust to help you connect with someone who has a career in which you might be interested.
  
  
• Ask people how they got into their careers. You might be quite surprised if you knew how many people arrive at their career by a series of twists and turns.
  
  
• Ferris Alumni Success Stories
  
  
• CLICK HERE to check out Ferris' High School Outreach opportunities.
  
  
• CLICK HERE for FUN! A Degree-to-Career Converter by Monster Trak.com.

WHAT IF I CAN'T DECIDE MY DEGREE BEFORE I ENROLL AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY?

• Colleges often have programs designed for career exploring, or career-undecided students.
  CLICK HERE to check out the one at Ferris.