World of Work & College Majors
10th Grade
Plan Test # 4
Pre-Test
1. What is the function of the World of
Work Map?
2. What is the function of the Map of
College Majors?
3. What two types of colleges does the
Map of College Majors shows areas of
study for?
Objectives
• Learn more about careers and clusters using
the PLAN World of Work Map
• Learn more about college majors using the
PLAN Map of College Majors
• Compare information learned from the PLAN
site to Naviance information
• Update Naviance list and Postsecondary Plan
Review Last Lesson
• Average ACT score range for an Open
Admissions College
– 16-21
• Average composite ACT score
– 20
•
College search topics on the ACT site
– Location, Type, Majors, Size, Admission, Cost
Two PLAN Interactive Sites
• World of Work Map: Shows how careers are
related to each other
– Based on work tasks
• Map of College Majors: Allows students to
interactively investigate college majors of interest
www.actstudent.org/plan/index.html
World of Work Map
Natural Sciences and Technology
Astronomer
PLAN Home Page
Map of College Majors
Social Science Majors
Criminology Major
Naviance: Careers Tab
Explore Careers and Clusters: “A”
Astronomers
My Favorite Careers and Clusters
Update Postsecondary Plan
Explore Colleges
• Use the PLAN World of Work Map to
explore careers and clusters
• Use the PLAN Map of College Majors to
investigate fields of studies and colleges
• Add careers and/or colleges of interest to
you Naviance lists when appropriate
• Update Postsecondary Plan
Class Discussion
• What information did you learn from
the World of Work Map and Map of
College Majors?
• How did that information compare to
your lists of interests in Naviance?
Post-Test
1. What is the function of the World of
Work Map?
2. What is the function of the Map of
College Majors?
3. What two types of colleges does the
Map of College Majors shows areas of
study for?
Review
• Function of the World of Work Map
– Shows how careers are related to each other
• Function of the Map of College Majors
– Allows students to interactively investigate college
majors of interest
• Two types of colleges the Map of College
Majors shows areas of study for
– Four-Year Colleges
– Two-Year Colleges