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Career Services and Academic Advising has joined forces with FOCUS-2 to bring you a new online, self-guided, interactive program designed to help you select the right college major and plan your career based on your personal interests, values, skills, personality, and aspirations.

Returning FOCUS-2 users log in here.

First-time users: some information to help you get started:

• To create a new user account, enter the FOCUS-2 site to register as a first-time user and use the access code: buffalo. Then, you will choose your own username and password for future use. Be sure to remember your personal username and password.
• We suggest you begin by working on the sections detailed below. You do not have to complete every section. Select the ones that best meet your needs (if you are not sure, speak with an open-option academic advisor or a Career Services counselor). You can exit and return to the program at any time. Each section takes 5 to 15 minutes; the whole program takes about 2 hours to complete.
• When finished, print your completed reports and/or portfolio and make an appointment with a career counselor by calling 303-492-6541 or if you are open option, your advisor at https://aac.colorado.edu/Default.asp.

First-Years & Sophomores:
FOCUS-2 can help you select majors and identify career-related goals. 

• If you are trying to select your major, we recommend the ‘Academic Strengths’ section, as well as the 5 sections in the Self Assessment category. Learn more about CU-Boulder specific majors and possible career options for those majors in ‘What can I do with a major in…..?’ under the ‘Explore the Possibilities’ section.
• If you’ve already declared a major, the ‘Self-Assessment’ section is a great place to start. Work through the different assessments to help you narrow down future career possibilities. Take advantage of the ‘Narrow and Refine Your Results’ section to combine the results for 2-4 of the assessments.

Junior, Seniors & Alumni:
FOCUS-2 can help you plan your job and/or graduate school search.

• Start with the ‘Your Career Planning Status’ in the Career Readiness category. If your scores are in the medium or low range, we highly recommend you complete the 5 sections in the Self Assessment category.
• Click on the ‘Combine the Results of Multiple Assessments’ to see how all of your results work together. This will generate a list of occupations related to your assessment results.
• Once you have an understanding of your interests, personality, skills, values & leisure interests, use the ‘Explore the Possibilities’ section to research potential careers. This section provides information about each career, including educational background and salary information. You can also complete a side-by-side comparison of careers.
• If you would like, you can consolidate all of your reports into a portfolio in the ‘Personal Portfolio’ section. We recommend you do this step if you have completed most or all of the assessment sections. If you have only taken one or two sections, it may not be necessary.

QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about FOCUS-2, please contact Career Services at 303-492-6541 or Open Option Academic Advising at 303-492-7885. We look forward to discussing your results with you!