FROM HERE TO YOUR CAREER

Your Career Preparation Path Based on your P*A*T*H Prepares you for various employment

options Allows you to develop a wide range of

transferable skills Helps you adapt to the changing

employment markets Includes a plan for life long learning

Requirements for Your Career Skills Experience Abilities & Personality Education / Training

Make sure you match options to requirements

Education / Training Path

Career Preparation Provider Any training program, school, institution,

individual, or business that offers career preparation instructions.

Examples: Colleges / Universities, Tech Prep., Career

Tech, On the job training, etc.

Selecting a Career Preparation Program

Reputation Accreditation

Ensures a basic level of quality in postsecondary schools or programs.

Offerings Cost Campus Culture Determine Entrance Requirements

Begin Implementing Your Career Plan

Follow your P*A*T*H Research career fields Interview successful people who work in

fields that interest you. Examine programs and schools that can

help your career plan.

Implementing Your Career Plan

High School Courses Core requirements, electives, Credit Tracker

Plan Activities Extracurricular, volunteering, part-time job

Decide about Jobs Part-time job, summer job, seasonal help

Manage Your Time

Apply for Admission

Complete Application Check it over! Mail & include Fees

Official Transcript School sealed & original school official

signature Resume Letters of Recommendations

By a teacher, coach, employer, co-worker, school officials, community leaders

Essay or Letter

Cost of Education / Training

FAFSA- Free Application for Financial Student Aid Apply for needed-base scholarships, grants,

loans, or work-study programs. Uses information from the income tax

returns of your parents. Must be submitted by a specific date to be

eligible.

Cost of Education / Training

SAR- Student Aid Report Results of the FAFSA process Includes a EFC

EFC- Expected Family Contribution The amount you and your family should

contribute to your education or training Determines the amount of financial aid

they offer students.

FAFSA Website

Financial Need / Eligibility

Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen Have a valid Social Security number Register (if you haven't already) with the

Selective Service, if you're a male between the ages of 18 and 25

Maintain satisfactory academic progress in college or career school

Show you're qualified to obtain a postsecondary education

Applying for FAFSA

1. Gather the documents needed to apply. income tax returns (yours and most likely

your parents), W-2 forms, and other records of income, and

identification documents (social security cards, drivers licenses).

2. Apply at www.fafsa.ed.gov3. Get free info & help from counselor,

website, financial aid advisors, teachers, etc.

Financial Aid

Scholarship Money provided for your education that you

do not have to repay. May be awarded on the basis of need,

academic achievement, or a combination of the two.

Renewable scholarships, requirements must be met

Many people, organizations give out scholarships

Financial Aid

Grant Money provided by the government,

schools, or private donors. EX: Pell Grants

Do not have to repay grants Must meet standards and qualifications set

by the provider of the grant.

Financial Aid

Loan Money that must be repaid!! Available from the federal government,

state government, and financial institutions.

Government-sponsored loans have the lowest interest

May need a cosigner (the person responsible for paying back the loan if you fail to make payments)

Financial Aid

Work-Study Program Pays students for qualified on- or off-

campus jobs. Funded through the school and awarded as

part of a financial aid package. You must show financial need and apply for

the opening approved by the school.