In our last face to face session you guys attended multiple colleges. But in the next couple of months you will be actually visiting Kent State University with the FLA program. For this weeks Discussion Question pretend that you are going to attend KSU.
- Pick out major that you are interested in.
- Tell what career you can obtain with a degree in that major. (don’t be afraid to think big)
- What action steps do you think you need to take to obtain a degree in that major.
- For: PA’s & PGA’s: Explain what you’re currently in school for and your plan or what degree you have already gained. Also give action steps you to how you got where you are.
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Great question, but I challenge you Scholars to research other schools and majors so one can compare. I picked Kent State because I felt like I didn’t need that much personal attention. Approximately 36,000 students went to Kent State while I attended. Kent has well renown Sociology and Anthropology programs in the area. My major was Sociology and my minor was Anthropology, go figure, lol. I started at community college, I obtained an Associates of the Arts Degree, which enabled me to go to the school of my choice. Two of my best friends went to school out of state, and one went to a historically black college. We all graduated and we all loved our college experience. We all had different majors and each of us chose the school for us. I challenge you Scholars to find the school for YOU! Tri-C is a great start!!!
I agree Tor. Tri-C is a great start, especially for people who may want to test the waters of college, without the primary four year commitment. A lot of Tri-C courses transfer easily back into many major Universities, making it a great place to consider taking summer courses while attending another school, to accelerate the matriculation process.
Tri-C is a wonderful place to start. Not only will you save money taking classes there that will transfer to a 4-year university, but it will help you prepare mentally for college
I have chosen to major in pre-med and get an undergraduate degree (bachelor’s degree).
Then, obtain a graduate degree at Kent’s collage of nursing. With these degrees I plan to
become a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. To obtain this degree
I believe I will have to go through seven or eight years of college
and a few internships. I will also have to get really good grades in high school so that
I can get as many scholarships and grants as possible because there is no way I would be able to
afford two years of college let alone eight. I will also have to be very focused on my studies and know
what I ’m there to accomplish and not get sidetracked. There are probably lots more things that I will
have to do, things I’ll have to learn and know that I won’t realize or know about until I’m actually there
and personally going through it all, and taking the steps needed to be a Pediatric Clinical Nurse
Specialist.
This is very good Sabina. I am a Pre-med and Psychology major at Kent State. Kent has a great nursing program and it is very competitive. Creating those good habits of studying and time management in high school are great tools to have before entering college. Another possibility is also shadowing a nurse at any of the hospitals in Cleveland. Shadows and observers are always welcome and you can see first hand on what it is like to be in that particular profession.
I am interested in majoring in Journalism once i go to college. My ultimate dream would be to use by journalism degree to become a broadcast journalist for radio or to become a news anchor. If that doesn’t pan out how i would like, i also wouldn’t mind being a print journalist for a magazine or newspaper. Some steps i need to take to pursue this degree are to constantly improve my writing, grammatical, and language skills. I also would want to get some experience with doing journalism internships and am in fact applying for one this summer. i also will need to take the right course once i get to college and hopefully finish with a high ranking.
I earned a bachelors degree in Middle childhood education (concentration areas of Math and Language arts grades 4-9) from Cleveland State University. In achieving this degree there was multiple steps which I had to take. Middle childhood is a 5 yr program. The first initial step is to apply to the college of education after earning 60 credit hours of general education requirements. There are also many requirements and prerequisite classes that must be met before your application will be received; such as a minimum of 2.5 cum GPA before applying, completion of college of education math courses (these differ from the basic general education math courses which is why you must pay close attention to the College of Education’s requirements even prior to being admitted into a program. One admitted into a program you must choose which grade level you are desire to teach and if you choose middle school and up , you must choose 2 concentration areas that you would like to teach (ex. Math Lang Arts, Social studies , Science). For each concentration area u must complete the core curriculum classes which is somewhere between 5-6 classes in for each concentration plus a methods class after all classes are completed. As well 3 field experiences are required while in the program a Methods experience (allows you to be in a classroom environment and assume teaching responsibilities a couple times a week), a practicum experience requires you to assume teaching responsibilities of a classroom environment for half a day everyday), and a Student teaching experience (requires you to take on entire role & responsibilities as the teacher of a class). While in final student teaching experience you are observed and assessed a total of 7 times; 4 times by a field supervisor and 3 times by your mentor teacher. Along with completion of entire program you must then take the state examination for teacher’s license and pass all three areas of state examination. After passing examination you are then eligible to teach in the state of Ohio.
these are the steps i took and process i went through.
Should have gone to Kent….just joking.
I went to Hampton University, an HBCU out of state. My major was theater. I suppose it is more truthful to say that I didn’t choose Hampton, it chose me. A great SAT score meant that I was eligible, and ultimately awarded, a Presidential Scholarship with the school. Although I probably could have went to school just as freely here in Ohio, my goal was to absolutely leave the state, as I had never lived anywhere else. I also wanted to attend an HBCU. Choosing my major was easy for me. Sticking with it, however, was more difficult. No one imagines that a person can make a reasonable living in theater. And the course load was several times harder than I could have imagined. To get to graduation, it took a lot of honest and frequent conversations with my professors, great class attendance (even when I was late and wanted to skip), and study sessions with other focused students, who helped me to focus. Applying the skills I learned in theater, at this point, is just a matter of creativity and work ethic. And both of those qualities have landed me in favorable positions to actually work in theater.
My college career started with me being rewarded with a full football scholarship to Miami of Ohio. I was to worried about partying and having fun instead of studying and got kicked out of school.
I then moved back in my mother’s house where I started feeling sorry for myself and started to go down a bad and terrible path. Luckily I woke up in time and decided that I wanted to get my life together and joined the Army National Guard (Saved my life).
After realizing how blessed my life was and the army, and how much I missed school I enrolled in school at Cuyahoga Community College. Where I studied for 2 years and obtained an Associates of Arts degree.
I then transferred to Kent State University where I am majoring in Integrated Social Studies, which I will be able to teach 7th-12th history, geography, political science, economics, sociology and psychology. I have a 3.50gpa and been awarded many awards for my good grades.
Lesson of the story: Never give up chasing your dreams:)
I am really interested in magoring in chemistry. With this major, I intend to go down the pharmacist pathway.
To obtain this degree, I would have to go through the whole application process and hope that I land a few scholorships to help me pay for school. For this career path, I would have to be taking bio-chemistry classes as well as some type of English and math classes. I intend on going to Toledo University for my degree. For pharmacy shool, I will probably spend at least five years and over 1000 hours at a pharmacy. It will be crucial that I manage my time wisely so I could obtain this degree.