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Complete College Roadmap
Step-by-step planning from applying to college through graduate research.
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FROM FIRST CLASS TO DOCTORATE
Complete College Roadmap
1. Getting Started
- Choose career direction
- Compare schools and programs
- Admissions requirements
- FAFSA & scholarships
- Placement / transfer credits
- Meet an academic adviser
2. Bachelor's Degree
- General education
- Major prerequisites
- Degree audit & GPA
- Internships / experience
- Research & writing
- Graduation application
3. Master's Degree
- Compare graduate programs
- Statement of purpose
- Recommendations & CV
- Advanced coursework
- Research methods
- Thesis / capstone / defense
4. Doctorate / PhD
- Faculty / research fit
- Doctoral coursework
- Comprehensive exams
- Research proposal
- IRB / research ethics
- Dissertation & defense
5. Career / Academia
- Portfolio & CV
- Research identity
- Publications
- Conferences
- Career search
- Continuing education
Career → Degree
See education, training, skills and experience commonly associated with occupations.
OPEN O*NET ↗College Planning
Official federal information for choosing schools and preparing for higher education.
FEDERAL STUDENT AID ↗College Success Book
Free OpenStax college-success textbook for study skills and navigating college.
OPEN FREE BOOK ↗Graduate School Search
Use school and department sites to compare graduate admissions, faculty, funding and research fit.
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