Academics

The Advising & Career Center provides a variety of services to help students achieve their personal, academic and career goals at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Regardless of how certain your student seems about their choice of college major, 50% of students will change their major at some point during their college education – and many of those will do so two or three times, according to Dr. Fritz Grupe, founder of MyMajors.com. How concerned should parents be when their student decides to change their major?

Choosing a major is one of the most important challenges for college students – and one that they may do more than once during their career. But, what resources are available to help them choose? The following list provides some of the resources available to help your student get more information about different majors and career options:

College is a time for honing skills, zoning in on a profession, building a network of friends and mentors and, most importantly, growing into adulthood. But for many students, becoming an adult is less about character and more about meeting expectations in any way possible.

It's no surprise to parents of college students that their children's vocabulary and vernacular grow at college.

Nicknames for fraternities and sororities, local slang and even jargon from coursework start to pepper conversations. But for a growing number of students, their communication also grows via a foreign language. If your student is considering minoring or majoring in a foreign language, there are many benefits that may affect your student.