Exploratory Advising

Try the SparkPath Challenge Cards, a new exploration activity with a unique approach to career discovery!

The Challenge mindset is an approach to career exploration focused on finding challenges to tackle instead of job titles to fit into. This interactive experience is designed to help you find a career path based on exciting, real-world challenges that go beyond job titles. After completing the activity, you will receive a customized Challenge Profile with a career exploration action plan.

Getting Started

1. Visit app.mysparkpath.com/.
2. Click on “Get Started” or "Sign Up."
3. A sign-up box will appear to create your own account. Sign up as a student.
4. When prompted for the code, enter falcons
5. Create a password with at least eight characters. This will be the password you use to return to the account to review your results or try the sort again.

While Sorting Out your Challenge Cards: 

• Consider what might be meaningful for you or what might give you a high level of engagement.
• Go with your first reaction to each card on the first sort.
• When you’re asked to select your top three cards, read more about the challenges in the details.
• Pay attention to your inner dialogue and sort based on what is true for you.

Focus on Your Future!

Focus2 is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool designed to help you make decisions about your career goals and education plans. You will be able to assess your value, skills and interests, in addition to exploring career fields and majors that are compatible with your results!

• Create an account.
• Click on the red "Create an Account" box.
• Use access code "falcons" when prompted.

Once you have completed the assessment, you can schedule an optional "Career Exploration" meeting with an academic adviser, using the Student Success Center location in Navigate.

Finding a major can be tough. That's why UW-River Falls offers this College Major Assessment. In just 15 minutes, the program will recommend your best-fit majors that match your academic achievement, aptitude, unique interests and preferences.

What Can I Do With This Major? is a website featuring 106 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field and strategies to maximize opportunities. Links to professional associations, occupational outlook information and job search resources are included.

Each major guide outlines common career areas, typical employers hiring within the field and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. The information is representative of typical career paths associated with each major. At the end of each guide, links are provided to industry websites, professional associations, the Occupational Outlook Handbook and employment opportunities within the field to aid you in further career research. PDFs are available of each major guide by clicking "Print Version" under the major heading.

Contact your academic adviser, Courtney Brommer.

• Phone: 715-425-3531
• Email: Courtney.brommer@uwrf.edu
• Schedule an appointment on Navigate. 

Reach out to your department chair to officially change a major or contact us if you’re unsure.

It’s great that you’re thinking ahead! Be assured that in most cases, we can find courses that satisfy BOTH general education requirements and help you explore areas of interest. You can also take courses as “electives”, which means they may not be required, but still help you work toward your total goal of 120 credits to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. Time spent exploring is not time wasted at UWRF.

Changing your major is very common! If you are thoughtful about major changes and have picked courses wisely, you can still graduate right on time. We can help!

We have resources for that, too!

• Check out the “What Can I Do With This Major?” resource.
• You can also research careers and specific job titles
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • O*Net
  • My Next Move
• Attend events hosted by the UWRF Career Services office to meet prospective employers.
• Contact us if you’re not sure where to start! 

I have an idea of what type of career I want, but I'm not sure how to get there. Now what?

• Forage- Career Exploration Learn directly from leading companies and gain valuable career skills by completing virtual work experiences!
• Try the SparkPath Challenge Cards!
  • This interactive experience is designed to help you clarify your big-picture goals and real-world challenges that go beyond job titles. After completing the activity, you will receive a customized Challenge Profile with a career exploration action plan.
  • View login instructions.

Contact us! We have dedicated advisers available for major and career exploration meetings. We can talk about your assessment results, interests and opportunities for finding your path at UWRF. 

• Phone: 715-425-3531
• Email: Courtney.brommer@uwrf.edu or Student.Success@uwrf.edu
• Schedule an appointment using Navigate.