The EXPLORE Program

www.act.org/explore

The EXPLORE Program is a curriculum-based assessment program designed to help 8th grade students gain an understanding of their readiness for college, make the most of their opportunities in the high school and beyond, and guide them as the start thinking about future educational and career planning. Like all the assessment programs offered by ACT, EXPLORE is based on the belief that young people-and their parents, teachers, counselors and school administrators-will make more productive plans and decisions if they have organized relevant information available when they need it most.

EXPLORE assesses academic progress, provides and early indicator of college readiness, helps students understand and begin to explore the wide range of career options open to them, and assists them in developing a high school coursework plan that prepares them to achieve their post-high school goals. In our school district, EXPLORE functions as the point of entry into the ACT Educational Planning and Assessment System. It continues with the ACT Plan in the 10th Grade and commences with the ACT College entrance exam in the 11th grade.

Students can identify and explore specific occupations at www.explorestudent.org.  

This site contains information (work tasks, entry requirements, salaries, growth, etc.) on over 200 occupations. Occupations are organized by career area to facilitate exploration.