Career Center Scavenger Hunt

Name ____________________Per____

Directions:  Using the Career Center as a source of information, answer the following questions.

 

1.  Who is in charge of the following programs?

            Oversees the Career Center?_____________________________________

            Oversees Work Experience?______________________________________

            Oversees School to Career?______________________________________

2.  As you walk into the career center, immediately to your right what is available to you?________

    __________________________________________________________________________

3.  Pull down an application packet from a CA Junior college.  Answer the following questions.

            A.  How much is a semester unit?____________________

            B.  If I take 15 units, how much will it cost?___________________

            C.  What are the requirements to attend a junior college?____________________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________.

            D.  How much is a parking permit?_____________________________

4.  Pull down a University of California (UC) guide.  Answer the following questions.

            A.  How much is a semester/quarter/trimester if you have more than 6 units?

                  ________________________________________________________

            B.  If I take less than 6 units, how much will it cost?___________________

            C.  What tests do you need to take for UC college?_________________________________

            D.  What are the  academic requirements to attend a U.C. college?  ____________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

            E.  How much is a parking permit?__________

5.  Pull down a California State University(CSU) guide.  Answer the following questions.

            A.  How much is a semester/quarter/trimester if you have more than 6 units?

                  ________________________________________________________

            B.  If I take less than 6 units, how much will it cost?___________________

            C.  What tests do you need to take for CSU college? ______________________________

            D.  What are the  academic requirements to attend a CSU college? ___________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

            E.  How much is a parking permit?__________

6.  Pull down an Out of State College guide, preferably on the East coast.  Answer the following

     questions.

            A.  How much is a semester/quarter/trimester if you have more than 6 units? Remember to                             look at out of state tuition! __________________________________________

                 ______________________________________________________________

           

            B.  If I take less than 6 units, how much will it cost?___________________

            C.  What tests do you need to take for this college? ______________________________

            D.  What are the academic requirements to attend this college? ______________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

                 _____________________________________________________________________

            E.  How much is a parking permit?__________

7.  Find the testing information area.  Which testing information does the career center have?

      _____________________________________________________________________

8.  Look at the PSAT Test Information Packet.  Answer the following questions.

            What does PSAT stand for?_____________________________________________

            What is the cost for the PSAT?___________________________ 

            When are the next 3 testing dates?_____________________________________________

 

9.  How much does the ACT test cost?__________________________

10.  What info is between the college catalogs and the testing information?_________________

11.  Who can apply for a work permit?_______________________________________________

12.  When you have a work permit, what are the hourly restrictions for:

                                    When in School                             On Vacations

            Ages 14-15            ____________________________/_________________________________

            Ages 16-17 not enrolled in work experience                                                    

                                    _____________________________________________________________

                                    _____________________________________________________________

            Ages 16-17 enrolled in work experience                                                           

                                    _____________________________________________________________

                                    _____________________________________________________________

13. Get onto a computer, visit the career information program.  Select a career and offer a minimum

      of 4 facts about that career.   Career I chose is ______________________________________

            Fact #1__________________________________________________________________

            Fact #2__________________________________________________________________

            Fact #3__________________________________________________________________

            Fact #4__________________________________________________________________

 

14.  Where is the Job Bulletin Board located?__________________________________________

15.  Who is the person you contact to find out more about scholarships and financial aid?

         ________________________________

16.  What is the requirements to apply to the military?___________________________________