Academic Plan SWOT Analysis

Well my Academic path has not always been a path, it started with me going to a junior college to stay on my parents insurance and that being a course that did not excited me.  Upon returning home from my two year church mission and feeling prompted to attend the Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center I moved to Utah to engage in school thinking that I wanted to obtain a business degree from the Marriot School.  Finally School seemed to be a path for me but then as I learned more I came to the conclusion that I did not need that degree to be successful in business, so I fell back into the unknown trap and lost focus.  Then seeing my friends go on into the communications field and really enjoy the classes at the different institutes it made me think that no matter what I do in life communication would always be there and matter to the company I was with.  Then I got on this path with the plan for my communication degree.

            My plan began with me transferring my transcript over to Utah Valley University, mainly because it was close and I had friends that enjoyed the program as well.  My days at UVU started with mostly general class which consisted of Biology, Ethics and Values, U.S. History, Library Research, Stress Management Hardiness, Career and Major Exploration, Interpersonal Communication, Personal health wellness and Fitness for Life.  Being at thirty seven percent of my degree I feel confident in having my goal to graduate by fall of 2014.  My next step after this semester is taking Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, Introduction to Speech Communication, and personal finance.  This way I am not over loading myself with too many classes but still get a major class out of the way and more generals.  Come Spring term of 2013 I will take more core classes and mainly drive that part of my education, then finish with some fun elective classes that way I am not burned out but can have energy to finish strong. 

            Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is made possible by my job that I have that takes care of schooling as well as providing for my family and that is part of the reason for taking the Stress Management class is so that I can learn to balance my crazy schedule that I keep.  When my College education is achieved I feel that I can go into whatever career path with the tools to be successful because I will be able to communicate with a vast amount of people and do it in such a way that no matter my situation I can excel.