Deciding on a potential major and career can be rather stressful for students.  It is important to remember that many colleges offer comprehensive advising for students who begin college undeclared.  It is also important to remember that MANY students change their major during college, sometimes more than once.  Students should be encouraged to explore career and major options that interest them but not feel forced to choose “their path” in high school.

To help with this exploration process, students can:

• Register with Naviance and utilize the career planning and research options available at this site.

Naviance home for students:

https://succeed.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=rsummit

• Stop in the Guidance Office to receive information on career interest inventories available through Missouri Connections.  See your counselor for access codes. 

Visit Missouri Connections Website:

http://www.missouriconnections.org/

Plan to sign up for job shadowing through Rockwood’s Partners in Education Program.  This program is ONLY for JUNIORS, and applications must be received by a specific deadline in the fall of a student’s junior year.  Please contact Rockwood Summit’s PIE Office for more information.

PIE website:  http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/pie/Pages/default.aspx

• Attend the Rockwood Summit Career Fair in the spring, open to ALL JUNIORS.
• Meet with the College Counselor to discuss their interests