For the purposes of the Four-Year Graduation Plan, it is important that you identify a major early in your academic career, but you need to choose your major wisely. The Center offers career counseling, plus interest and aptitude testing to help you identify your interests and strengths. The College of Liberal Arts offers a series of workshops on the different careers available with certain majors. The schedule is published in The Minnesota Daily each quarter. The Gopher Guide , which goes to all new freshmen, has a section on academic opportunities and career development, listing different offices around the campus where you can go with questions.
Many colleges offer one-credit courses on careers in different fields, such as health sciences.
Choosing your major wisely is an important part of your University career. You can change majors up to the end of the second year, defined as the end of the second summer session, or in time to complete any checkpoint courses for your new major. You are responsible for checking to make sure that you have not missed any checkpoints in your new major. You may still change your major after your second year, but you will no longer be eligible for the Plan. Checkpoint course guides are available for most majors to help you plan ahead.