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Acknowledgements
Career and Academic Planning expresses appreciation to our liaisons who edited and revised descriptions of majors and gained feedback from academic departments.
Career and Academic Planning would also like to acknowledge Jonathan Spiker, website student assistant, and Chandra Lane, webmaster, for updating this publication on our website.
Career and Academic Planning expresses gratitude to all the academic department heads, program directors, and coordinators for their feedback and expertise regarding information on their respective majors.
Other Decision-Making Resources
Career and Academic Planning is pleased to provide you with our publication, Career Guide to JMU Majors, 9th Edition, Copyright 2008. This guide is intended to assist students in learning more about academic majors at James Madison University and their relationship to career choices.
Choosing a major is an important decision for students and impacts the level of satisfaction they experience in their academic studies and their qualifications for their entry into certain types of career fields. Some students arrive at JMU having already made a decision about their major, while other students use their freshmen and sophomore years to explore a variety of subjects.
It is hoped that this guide will assist faculty, advisors, and students in the discovery and exploration of the many degree programs at James Madison University. It is important to note that alumni surveys indicate that JMU graduates go into a wide variety of careers, some of which are not directly related to their academic major, but utilize the broad range of skills and experiences students have developed during the college years. For the purposes of this guide, Career and Academic Planning focused on both career fields that have some direct and indirect relationship to the major described.
For students who would like additional assistance in choosing a major or career field, Career and Academic Planning recommends the resources and programs described on our Choosing a Major/Career page.
