Career/College

Junior Parent Night

Here is the link to the slides for the 2023 Junior Parent Night:

College Admission Representatives Visit Opportunities: Please let the counselors know if you would like to meet with any of the college admission representatives who visit Polson High School. These visits are published on the School Counseling calendar and posted outside the Counseling Office.

UM Western--Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 8:15am

Campus Visit Opportunities: These campus visits allow students to explore everything a college has to offer them . Unless noted, all visits are free. When making an on-campus visit, please pick up a campus visit form PRIOR to the visit. The absence will be considered School Related when the form is returned to PHS.

MSU-Friday: October 18 (during MEA), January 31, February 28, March 13, and June 12. Register at montana.edu/msufriday

University of Providence/Great Falls-Argo Fall Preview Day Register at www.uprovidence.edu/visit

Flathead Valley Community College/Experience FVCC Register at www.fvcc.edu/experience-fvcc
MSU-Billings Preview Days Register at www.msubillings.edu/future/visit.htm

Carroll College Open House Friday, November 15, Meet us on Monday March 23, March 30, April 6 Register at carroll.edu/visit or call 406-447-4384

City College Preview Days, Billings

Highlands Open House, Butte Schedule a personalized visit any weekday by going to mtech.edu/visit

UM Days, Missoula Register at http://admissions.umt.edu/visit/default.php
Buccaneer Days, Dawson Community College

Pioneer Preview Days-Miles Community College November 12, January 28, March 18

MSU-Northern Campus tours available Mon-Fri at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Tech Days - Montana Tech October 18 and November 15. Sign up at iam.mtech.edu/falltechdaydigital/inquiryform

XDay Open House - UM Western March 20, 2020 10:00 am Call 877-683-7331 to reserve a spot

RMC Preview Days- Rocky Mountain October 12 and November 9 Register at visit.rocky.edu

Argo Fall Preview Days-University of Providence, Great Falls

Argo Winter Adventure

Career Development:

Our career development curriculum focuses on helping students learn about themselves, learn about occupations, learn about college and postsecondary options, and learn about employment. We use the Montana Career Information System and partner with teachers to implement career and college classroom guidance lessons. Below are some helpful resources students can use in the career and college planning process.

Montana Career Information System (MCIS): All students have MCIS accounts that they can access through Powerschool or they can login here: https://portal.mtcis.intocareers.org/

Other Career Exploration Resources:
O*NET OnLine: https://www.onetonline.org/
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm

College Search Resources:
BigFuture: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
Montana Colleges and Universities: https://mus.edu/Universities/university_main.asp
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE): http://wiche.edu/wue
Peterson's Guide to College Information: https://www.petersons.com/
The Common Application: http://www.commonapp.org/

College Preparation:
ACT: http://www.act.org/
SAT: https://www.collegeboard.org/
March 2 Success (Free test preparation): https://www.march2success.com/
Khan Academy (Free SAT prep): https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

Playing Sports in College
NCAA Eligibility Center: https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
NCAA Information: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/eligibility-center
NAIA Eligibility Center: http://www.playnaia.org/eligibility-center

Military Service and Other Options
US Navy: http://www.navy.mil/
US Army: http://www.army.mil/
US Marines: http://www.usmc.mil/
US Air Force: https://www.airforce.com/
Army National Guard: https://www.nationalguard.com/
Defense Technical Info Center: http://www.dtic.mil/

Montana Highway Patrol: https://dojmt.gov/highwaypatrol/

ROTC Programs:
http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/
http://www.goarmy.com/rotc.html
http://www.goang.com
http://www.armyreserve.org
https://www.nationalguard.com/

Post-Secondary Handbook:

To view (pdf) or download (docx or pdf) the Post-Secondary Handbook, click on the attachment below.