Part Three: Your Path to Success in College and Beyond

• Understand what critical thinking is and why it is essential for success
• Learn how to become a critical thinker
• Develop an awareness of faulty reasoning and logical fallacies
• Understand the importance of arguments and evidence
• Discover how collaboration fosters critical thinking
• Appreciate the role of critical thinking in college and in life
• Learn about Bloom’s taxonomy and how it relates to critical thinking

• Learn ways to manage various aspects of your physical and mental health, including stress, nutrition, weight management, exercise, and sleep
• Discover what emotional intelligence is, understand different emotional skills and competencies, and grasp how emotions affect success
• Understand how to build positive relationships with your college instructors; explore ways to manage family, friend, and romantic relationships while in college
• Develop an awareness of the many kinds of diversity within the college environment and the value of gaining knowledge about various groups of people

• Appreciate the characteristics of today’s economy
• Understand the role of self-exploration in career planning
• Learn strategies to create a career plan and conduct industry research
• Get familiar with the various ways you can gain valuable experience
• Acquire effective job search strategies
• Become aware of the skills that employers seek in job candidates
• Recognize how to stay on the path to success