Academic Advising Center and Career Services provide guidance
Not really sure what area of study you want to pursue for your college education? No problem. Fitchburg State College has a program to help you. Focus on the Future is a program that enables Undeclared or Pre-Major students to make an informed decision
about their major and career path by providing opportunities to actively explore their options and to assess their interests, values and skills. Some services include career interest inventories, answers to academic questions, discussion groups, and career counseling. While you are taking your liberal arts and sciences requirements, we will help you narrow down your area of interest so you can choose a major that is right for you!
Choosing a Course of Study
Many students who attend Fitchburg State College are either undecided on a major when they begin their course of studies, or decide to change their majors once they are here. The staff of the Academic Advising Center works closely with our Career Services Center in assisting students to match majors with their strengths, career ambitions and personalities. Once a student has decided on a major, the Center provides information about courses of study, concentrations and academic minors, academic regulations, prerequisite courses, and registration.
Focus on the Future
The Focus on the Future program is designed for those that are unsure of what area of study to pursue. The program helps you explore and determine your future direction.
All Pre-Majors are involved in the program during the first year at Fitchburg State. While you are completing various Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements that all students at the college complete, you will participate in various activities to assess and explore the many career options available to you.
Highlights of the program include:
Assignment to an Academic Advising staff member. You will remain with the advisor to select a major during the first three semesters.
Participation in Career Exploration Workshops, which are held during summer orientation and the first academic year.
The use of career interest assessment tools and follow-up career counseling.
Exploring options through a “what if” analysis with the Curriculum, Advising and Program Planning degree evaluation computerized system.
Help with time management, goal setting, academic decision making and obtaining information and referral to other campus and community programs and services.
The use of professional advising for course selection and registration, as well as for engaging students to explore the academic requirements for various careers and majors.
Access to the Career Services library resources, Internet resource and current occupational outlook information.
Facilities
Fitchburg State College’s Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library is a comprehensive information center dedicated to the educational development of all students. The library boasts 200,000 volumes, all accessible to students. In addition, the library offers connections to other libraries in the Northeast. A knowledgeable and professional staff, along with an easily accessible print and electronic collection, facilitate interaction
between students and library resources. Services are provided by the staff through the library web page and in person. All students, and faculty members, regardless of location, have access to databases, reference librarians, document
delivery, library instruction, reference services and library materials. The library is open seven days a week and provides study tables, carrels and seating on all four levels.
The college also has a state-of-the-art fiber optic system that provides each classroom, lab and residence hall with access to the Internet, advanced phone service and cable television. Media classrooms located around the campus allow faculty to present materials using state-of-the-art technology. In addition to the computer labs available on campus, a bank of computers in the Commuter Cafe gives us our own campus
cyber cafe.
These facilities, coupled with the dynamic and energetic teaching available from the faculty, provide the necessary resources for an exceptional education.
Results
If job placement is a standard of success, then graduates of Fitchburg State College have been very successful indeed. Within six months of graduating, more than 90 percent of our graduates have found employment in their chosen fields. More important than immediate success, though, are the long-term prospects for Fitchburg State graduates. The skills, knowledge base and adaptability students acquire during their time on campus prepare them for the inevitable changes in the working world. Through course work and co-curricular experiences, students can prepare for the one constant in their professional lives: change.
Contact
For more information about the Undeclared/Pre-Major at Fitchburg State College, please contact the Admissions Office for open house and visit options.
Undeclared/Pre-Major: 978-665-3321 or 978-665-3319
