{"id":353,"date":"2021-09-24T16:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/exploratory\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:00:39","slug":"exploratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/exploratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploratory Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tExploratory Studies\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMajoring in undecided? <br>You\u2019ll be in good company.<\/br>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finding the area of study that\u2019s best for you is often a journey in itself. 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You\u2019ll learn about our 100+ majors by observing classes and using faculty as your guide. You\u2019ll take assessments to discover your strengths, values, and interests. You will even participate in job shadows and interviews to explore where your degree could take you after college. Exploratory Studies helps you uncover your personal strengths, build your confidence, and seize the right opportunities at Butler and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"\/academics\/exploratory\/declaring-your-major\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Learn How to Declare Your Major<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"\/academics\/exploratory\/frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Exploratory Major FAQs<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-6966965624eeb-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-6966965624eeb_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-6966965624eeb-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Exploratory Studies?\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-6966965624eeb-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-6966965624eeb-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-6966965624eeb-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Exploratory Studies is a program aimed at helping undecided students identify interests, explore academic options, gain exposure to the career-development process, and gather information about majors and careers that interest them. 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You\u2019ll learn about our 90+ majors by observing classes and using faculty as your guide. You\u2019ll take assessments to discover your strengths, values, and interests. Program services include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developmental academic advising&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploratory Studies class (LC103)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workshops and guest speakers&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-assessments&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistance in setting up job shadowing and informational interviewing opportunities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transitional academic advising for students who desire to change majors or add programs of study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-6966965624f01-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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Still, many people misunderstand what the program is all about, and how it prepares Butler students to make rewarding career decisions. Don\u2019t fall into the trap. Explore the common misperceptions (and the truth behind them) below.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-full-width-image-video__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/exploratory-studies-debunking-the-myths\/\"\n\ttarget=\"\"\n\tclass=\"button-link-right  button-link-right--color-theme-blue-bright\"\n>\n\tDebunk the Myths<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull  callout-two-column-billboard--hasTitle alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__headline\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tStart Exploring\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/auchterpolysciclass0416-048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/auchterpolysciclass0416-048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/auchterpolysciclass0416-048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='Craig Auchter teaching class' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='2560' height='1707' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;re On Your Side\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019re not on this journey alone: Your Exploratory Studies academic advisor will be by your side, getting to know you and steering you toward a path that taps into your personality and interests.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/exploratory\/contact-us\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Contact an Academic Advisor<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/ButlerStudents-1-scaled-e1638037332810-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/ButlerStudents-1-scaled-e1638037332810-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093615\/ButlerStudents-1-scaled-e1638037332810-937x1024.jpg 937w, ' alt='student studying on a bench outside' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1235' height='1350' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnow Thyself\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be honest: What makes you tick? Free self-assessments, available to every Butler student, may reveal some surprising answers\u2014and help you make academic and career-related decisions with confidence. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/exploratory\/self-assessments\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Schedule an Assessment<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093619\/zachfinninsuranceclass0320-046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093619\/zachfinninsuranceclass0320-046-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093619\/zachfinninsuranceclass0320-046-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='Zach Finn's class presenting a project' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='2560' height='1707' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExploratory Studies Course\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Think of this class, offered twice a year, as a guided tour of everything Butler (and the working world) has to offer. You\u2019ll meet faculty members from multiple disciplines, sit in on other classes, even visit different workplaces as you get a sense for what different majors may lead to. And you\u2019ll do it alongside an instructor who is also an Exploratory Studies academic advisor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/exploratory\/exploratory-studies-course\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Take an Exploratory Studies Course<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/08093542\/JordanHall-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/08093542\/JordanHall-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/08093542\/JordanHall.png 1000w, ' alt='Jordan Hall with pink blooming flowers' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1000' height='667' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperts All Around\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seeking a little more direction? Look no further than the many offices on campus that can help you explore your academic options and interests.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/exploratory\/campus-resources\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">On-Campus Resources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"callout-two-column-quote alignfull\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__item callout-two-column-quote__pattern callout-two-column-quote__pattern--left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-default callout-two-column-quote__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__text callout-two-column-quote__text--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"t-d3 callout-two-column-quote__kicker\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: var(--color-theme-seafoam)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot alone in my uncertainty \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__quote callout-two-column-quote__quote--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"callout-two-column-quote__quote-text t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;When I applied to Butler I was accepted into the Exploratory program. 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