Based on student goals, counselors can help students make schedules of classes for each semester to ensure timely graduation. Furthermore, counselors can alert students to any changes in course and program structure. Counselors can help students sort out and make sense out of all that information. Once one or more possible majors are selected, counselors can help students plan a program of study. But, before that, there are resources to utilize to help gather information.
Students can learn more about themselves, their interests, skills, and values.
Students can also learn about specific careers and the majors that correspond to those careers. This aspect of Discovery is very similar to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Library and collection of books, pamphlets, magazines, and other useful literature. Once information gathering is in process or is complete, counselors can help students with the decision making process. Determine the how's, when's, and who's in order to effectively implement the decision.