Choosing a Major

It’s time to begin exploring your interests, skills and values and to discover the majors and careers that fit you best.

• Start with How to Choose a Major and a Career (PDF) 
  
   
• Our Informational Interview Guide (PDF) can help you connect with professionals in careers that interest you.
  
   
• Our skill and interest surveys can help determine connections between you and jobs, careers, and work environments.
  
  

• The Occupational Outlook Handbook helps you to explore a broad range of career areas.  It describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

What Can I do with a Major in...?

Our major guides, in PDF format, provide information on possible occupations and employers, as well as relevant skills to develop in college. 

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Accounting | Art and Art Therapy | Athletic Training | Biological Sciences | Business | Chemistry | Communication/PR | Computer Science | Criminology/ Sociology | Economics | Education | Electronic Media & Film | English | Environmental Science | Exercise Science | Finance | Health & Fitness Mgmt | History | International Studies | Leadership & Mgmt | Marketing| Mathematics | Modern Languages | Music | Music Technology | Nursing | Philosophy | Political Science | Psychology | Public Administration | Religion | Social Work | Theatre

An expanded list of major-to-career information can be found in JobStar Central.

Changing Your Major

Choosing or Changing Your Major Workshops

These workshops help students understand the majors available at Capital, and connect the majors to their interests, skills and values. Whether you want to check out all your options, or want to make a more immediate decision, this will help.
Check with us for upcoming dates and locations.