Transfer Center
City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Avenue
Science Hall 132
San Francisco, CA 94112
415-239-3748

Selection: I know I want to transfer, but I have no idea of what I want to study or where I want to go.

You have selected this page because you are:

• unsure of what classes to take
• unsure of a major
• unsure of a career choice
• unsure of a college
  

Finding a major, classes and a career is a process. Here are some tips to help you:

1. Choosing Classes:
In most cases, whether you are transferring or not, you will need to take general education classes. General education classes are designed to help you explore a variety of areas of study before narrowing down your specialty and major requirement classes.

Resource: The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (also called IGETC) has 5 areas of study that focus on english, math, science, social science, arts and humanities. USE the general breath requirements of IGETC to explore different subjects that could be potential majors or careers.

Important: While making your career planning decisions, start taking english and math immediately. Most colleges would like to see you have math and english done at the time you fill out your application.

Note: Unless you have taken math or english at another college or have AP credit, you will need to take an assessment to place into the appropriate math and english classes. Click here for more about the math and english assessments

2. Choosing a Major:
Oftentimes a major may sound interesting but the next question usually is, "What can I do with this major?"

Resource: UC Berkeley's Career Center has a webpage devoted to this area: http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm

3. Choosing a Career:
With so many options and directions to think about, it helps to first begin by thinking about your career options. What would you like to do in your work and life? Narrowing down a career path can help you begin picking the best major, classes and college that fit your needs

Occupational Resources:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/- Descriptions and information on nearly 250 occupations representing 90% of all U.S. workers. 
California's Fastest Growing Occupations - Check out what's hot and what's not.
JobStar California - get linked to 300 salary reports tailored to the California market.

4. Choosing a college/university:

Collegesource.org* - a link to universities and major programs. A great resource if you are trying to research college and figure out who offers what!
*This is a paid service; however, there is a free trial option. If you choose to continue usage, a subscription will be required.

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ - find lists of universities organized alphabetically by state

OTHER RESOURCES

EUREKA - Check out this career planning program designed to assist you in your career research. This computerized database of California occupational information gives you printouts on hundreds of careers. The information that you will find in this database for various professions includes topics such as: a typical day at work, skills needed, salary, how to prepare for the career path and much more! This is an excellent resource that you can find at the transfer or career center.

Career Development and Placement Center - 
Check out the Career Development and Placement Center where you will be able to access: Individual Career Counseling, Career Assessment tools (including interests, skills, values and personality clarification as they relate to careers), job search strategies, employment opportunities both on and off campus, resume writing, interviewing techniques, selecting a major, access to computerized career information systems (EUREKA) on-campus interviewing, dressing for success and more!

The Career Development and Placement Center is located at Science Hall 127. Call 415-239-3117 to check hours of operation.