Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Clusters of majors
Connecting college majors to career clusters
II. Who will be helped by this book?
III. How this book is organized and how to use it

The 4-step career development process
IV. Choosing the major that best reflects you
Accounting
Aerospace engineering
Agriculture
Allied health assisting and technology
Allied health sciences
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Banking and finance
Biology
Botany
Business administration and management
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Communications
Computer science
Construction
Criminal justice
Culinary arts
Economics
Education
Electrical/electronic engineering
Electrical/electronics technology
English
Food and beverage management/service
Foreign language
Forestry
Geography
Geology
Health administration, management, and related services
History
Home economics
Horticulture
Hotel/motel management
Industrial engineering
Industrial and precision production/technology
Law
Legal and protective services
Library and information science
Marketing and distribution
Mathematics
Mechanical engineering
Mechanics and related services
Medicine
Metallurgical and mining engineering
Military science
Nursing and related services
Performing arts
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Political science
Psychology
Recreation and leisure
Rehabilitation therapy and related services
Religion and theology
Secretarial (management and administrative) services
Social work
Sociology
Transportation
Zoology
V. College- and career-related questions and answers
College-related questions
1. How do I know if a program or institution is good?
2. What is a college major?
3. What is a liberal arts major?
4. What should I know before selecting a major?
5. How do I select a major?
6. What should I do if I want a college degree but don't know what to pick for my major?
7. Should I "test' out of a required course?
8. I must register for a full load of classes tomorrow but I don't know what to take. What should I do?
9. What should I do if I only want to pursue a short-term program of a year or less?
10. What are home-study (distance learning) courses?
11. What is virtual education?
12. What is co-op education?
13. What is an apprenticeship?
14. What is an internship?
15. What is mentoring?
16. What are "STEM" jobs?
17. What is an MBA?
18. Should I go for an MBA?
19. Should I get a PhD?
20. What is networking and can it help me?
Career-related questions
1. What does the word "career" mean?
2. What is career decision-making?
3. . What is good career decision-making?
4. What is career development?
5. Is career development different for an older adult than for a younger person?
6. What is a career resource or information center?
7. Are career development and placement services the same?
8. What are career development services?
9. What are job placement services?
10. What does a good career counselor do?
11. What is a self-assessment?
12. What are career tests?
13. Should the results of my career tests determine what I do in the future?
14. Should I accept career test results that point to a single field?
15. What does it mean when the results of my career testing show that I am interested in just about everything?
16. Am I required to take a battery of tests to effectively plan my career?
17. What is the difference between an aptitude test and an interest inventory?
18. Can occupational projections be trusted?
19. What is career success?
20. What are the 4 "MUSTS" that can improve your chance for life success?
Appendices
A. Self-assessment survey
B. Descriptions of selected occupations
C. Definitions of selected skill statements
D. Definitions of values and personal attributes
Index of occupations
About the author.