Academic Support Services Career Development Services & Academic Enrichment

Academic Support ServicesCareer Development Services

&Academic Enrichment

Career Development Services

Gateway Advising & Major Exploration CenterWard Edwards 1900

660-543-4721gateway@ucmo.edu

www.ucmo.edu/gateway

Career Services CenterWard Edwards 1200

660-543-4985careers@ucmo.edu

www.ucmo.edu/career

Students Will ExploreIt’s OK . . . Don’t Panic! More Than 80% are

Undecided

21%

18%61%

Are Decided On Their Major Today . . .

But Will Change Their Major At Least Once

Are Decided On Their Major Today . . .

And Will Graduate With That Major

Admit They Are Unsure About Their Major

Today . . .

Assisting Students Who Wish To

Explore Their Options Personalized Interaction with our Career

Counselors• Advisement: Gateway Advising based on

Open Options• Counseling: Individualized Assistance using

a Battery of Assessments and other Exploration Tools

Exploring Majors & Careers Courses (AE1410) • More Info at:

ucmo.edu/gateway/explore/help.cfm

Gateway Peer Support (GPS)• GPS – When You Need a Little Direction . . .

• Peer Mentoring Program (Mon-Thu, 1-4pm)

Destination:

Career

What Else Will Central Do To Help? Personalized Career Development

Plan/Coaching with your Career Development Coordinator• Informational Interviews & Job Shadowing• Experiential Learning Opportunities• Career Development Workshops• Coaching with Job Search Strategies,

Employer Research, Resume Writing , Interviewing Skills & Networking

• Career Quick-Tips – Walkin Assistance• Get In, Get Out, Get On With Your Life!• Monday - Thursday 1-4pm

Career

Quick Tips

Career Decision-Making Services

On-on-One Counseling

Career Values AssessmentJo

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AE1410 Exploring Majors & Careers

What Can You Do To Help? (Refer to your handout) Know the influence you have and use

it wisely Understand the current job market,

and be familiar with the future job market trends/projections

Encourage your student to explore all options

Make your networks work for your student

Establish your role

http://www.ucmo.edu/gateway/focus.cfm  

FREE Access Code for your new FOCUS Account:

mules 

Academic EnrichmentHumphreys 127 * 660-543-4061 * www.ucmo.edu/ae

Success CenterJCK Library 3150

660-543-8972studentsuccesscenter@ucmo.edu

www.ucmo.edu/successcenter

Writing CenterHumphreys 114660-543-4367

writingcenter@ucmo.eduwww.ucmo.edu/ae/writing

Student Success CenterJCK Library 3150 * M-Th 8am-10 pm; F 8am-5pm

• FREE Tutoring for All Students– Faculty and Peer Tutors

• All Peer Tutors Approved by Subject Department

– Math Tutoring All Day – Walk-In Any Time!– Scheduled Tutoring for over 50 courses

• What If course is not on the schedule?

Writing CenterHumphreys 114 * M-Th 8am-7pm; F 8am-5pm

• FREE Help With Virtually Any Paper – All levels – Freshman to Graduate– All Points – Idea Development to Final

Draft– Assist with Papers From Over 300 Courses

• Faculty & Peer Tutors• Walk-In Any Time – No Appt.

Necessary!

Freshman Seminar• AE1400 (1 credit hour elective)

– S uccessful transition from High School to

– U niversity Academics/University Life

– C ommunicating with peers & professors

– C ritically Thinking

– E xtra-Curricular Options

– S eminar Format – Focus is on relationships

– S erves as the anchor to most LCs

Other Resources• Supplemental Instruction (SI)• Learning Strategies• Valuing Differences• Ways of Thinking• Graduate School Examination Preparatory

Courses – GRE – GMAT – LSAT

Academic Support Services

Questions?Career Development Services

&Academic Enrichment