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College Success

College Success
Chapter 4 Planning Your Academic Pathways

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4.1 Defining Values and Setting Goals
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4.2 Planning your Degree Path
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4.3 Making a Plan
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4.4 Managing change and the unexpected

1. I have reflected on and can identify my personal values.
2. I have set both short- and long-term academic goals.
3. I am familiar with the requirements I must complete and options I
must select to obtain a college degree.
4. I am familiar with the resources, tools, and individuals who can
assist me in developing an effective plan for success.

• Use your personal values to guide your decision-making, set short-term goals that
build toward a long term goal, and plan how you will track progress toward your
goals.
• List the types of college certificates, degrees, special programs, and majors you can
pursue, as well as general details about their related opportunities and requirements.
• Take advantage of resources to draft and track an academic plan.
• Recognize decision-making and planning as continuous processes, especially in
response to unexpected change.

4.1 Defining Values and Setting Goals
Questions to consider:
• What beliefs help shape your decision-making and goals?
• How do you set manageable goals that will help you stay on
track?

4.1 Defining Values and Setting Goals
“In every single thing you do, you are choosing a
direction. Your life is a product of choices.”
— Dr. Kathleen Hall, CEO of the Stress Institute
and Mindful Living Network

Values
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Knowing what you value and making plans accordingly is an
important effort to help you stay on track toward your goals.

Goals and
Planning
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Long Term Goals
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Short Term Goals
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Setting long term and short term goals