Post by pavel on Jan 18, 2016 20:08:03 GMT -6
Gov. Rick Scott challenges Florida universities to help graduates get jobs
Gov. Rick Scott wants Florida's universities to make sure psychology majors and students pursuing other popular degrees can find jobs after graduation.
He's challenged the universities to get all graduates in their two, most in-demand majors into full-time jobs within a year of commencement. The employment rate in those fields for students who do not head to graduate school currently averages about 60 percent, Scott's office said.
Psychology is the top major on at least six state campuses, including the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida. Other popular majors are business, mass communications, English and criminology.
Some majors, including psychology, have drawn criticism from state leaders, who say they don't mesh well with Florida's job market. But a few, such as nursing at UCF, produce graduates who are all but guaranteed decent-paying jobs. Nursing is the second most-popular major at UCF.
Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-rick-scott-universities-popular-majors-jobs-20160118-story.html#nt=outfit
Gov. Rick Scott wants Florida's universities to make sure psychology majors and students pursuing other popular degrees can find jobs after graduation.
He's challenged the universities to get all graduates in their two, most in-demand majors into full-time jobs within a year of commencement. The employment rate in those fields for students who do not head to graduate school currently averages about 60 percent, Scott's office said.
Psychology is the top major on at least six state campuses, including the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida. Other popular majors are business, mass communications, English and criminology.
Some majors, including psychology, have drawn criticism from state leaders, who say they don't mesh well with Florida's job market. But a few, such as nursing at UCF, produce graduates who are all but guaranteed decent-paying jobs. Nursing is the second most-popular major at UCF.
Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-rick-scott-universities-popular-majors-jobs-20160118-story.html#nt=outfit