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Center for Major and Career Exploration

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Center for Major & Career Exploration

The Center for Major & Career Exploration serves as the University of Oklahoma’s central unit in helping students gain academic clarity about their major and/or initial career options. Our mission is to empower students to attain purpose through self-knowledge, provide resources for students to be confident in their decision-making, and create a foundation for their academic and professional success. Students who have worked with a Major Exploration Coach were more likely to be retained, had higher confidence in the selection of their major, and were highly satisfied with the coaching services they received through CMCE.

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Hours of Operation

Location: Lissa & Cy Wagner Hall, Suite 203

Schedule: Book an appointment with our Major Exploration Coaches at iadvise.ou.edu/majors.

  • Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST 

For additional information, email the Center for Major & Career Explorations at exploremajors@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-1684

Meet Your Exploration Coach

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The Exploration Process

The path toward major and career exploration is unique to each person and can be influenced by their individual values, interests, and skills. In our office, we help students navigate each step of their exploration journey by coaching them through four main steps: Understanding Self, Exploring Options, Narrowing Down Options, and Taking Action. 

Trouble Choosing a Major?

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Need help deciding on a major that fits your interests, skills, and career goals? Using our interest assessment tests and expert knowledge of OU majors and careers, our Major Exploration Coaches will help you discover your options and decide on an academic major.  

Finding and declaring a major should be a thoughtful process, and we offer a variety of free resources to help:

  • Free, online and in-office career assessments
  • Worksheets for identifying interests, values, and skills
  • Knowledge of helpful online resources
  •  Major Coaching by appointment to:
    • Interpret assessment outcomes
    • Identify academic and occupational relationships (which majors lead to which jobs)
    • Discuss decision-making influences (e.g. what’s holding you back?)
  • Seminars and presentations for your student groups or organizations
  • Annual Majors & Minors Fair
  • Two 8-week courses: UNIV 2021: Choosing a Major and UNIV 1031: Exploring Careers.

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