FOCUS/Major Exploration
Are you confused about what to major in? We've got the information for you!
Sign up now to take the FOCUS major/career assessment online! It's free and will take you less than an hour to complete! After you have taken the assessments, call the EXCEL Center at 678-839-6280 to make a followup appointment with an Advisor to go over your results!
Create a FOCUS account (access code: wolves)
Login to an existing FOCUS account
FOCUS Tutorial Videos
FOCUS is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool for use by college students. It will enable you to self-assess your career relevant personal qualities and explore career fields and major areas of study that are most compatible with your assessment results. Students who use FOCUS can make better decisions about their goals and plans and learn how to self-manage their careers.
FOCUS Features:
Career Readiness
- Career and Educational Goals
- Academic Strengths
- Career Planning Status
- Personal Development Needs
Self Assessment
- Work Interest Assessment
- Leisure Interest Assessment
- Skills Assessment
- Personality Assessment
- Values Assessment
Combine the Results of Multiple Assessments:
- Your Personal Portfolio
- Review and update your saved occupations
- Review and update your saved majors
- Review and print your portfolio
Why use FOCUS? Career planning with FOCUS leads to the following advantages for students:
While in college:
- More goal focused and motivated
- Higher academic achievement
- Fewer transfers and switching of majors
- Graduate on time
After Graduation:
- Better entry job with higher income
- More satisfied, more productive in their career
- Less career change, faster advancement
- You can use FOCUS during several stages of your college years.
Use FOCUS to help you:
Choose Your Major Area of Study
The FOCUS system enables you to identify occupations that best match your personal attributes and the major / education requirements for those occupations. You should review the occupations that most appeal to you as potential career goals paying particular attention to the education programs, degrees required, courses, skills, requirements and certification needed to prepare you to work in those occupations. This information will help you choose the major area of study that best supports your career goals.
To help you decide about your major area of study, it is recommended that you first complete the following two assessments listed in the FOCUS Main Menu: (1) Work Interests Assessment and (2) Personality Assessment. Combine the Results of Multiple Assessments
To further explore a major offered at West Georgia, select “What can I do with a major in…? on the main menu to review the occupations that a specific major will typically prepare you for.
Who do I contact if I have more questions about FOCUS or Career Exploration or want to make an appointment?
Contact the EXCEL Center at (678) 839-6280 or e-mail an advisor.