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FOCUS 2 Career Planning System

As a World Campus student, you can take advantage of the self-paced career and education planning system FOCUS 2 to help you consider career paths, learn more about yourself, research careers, and explore the job market.

Please review the FOCUS 2 Student Orientation Guide to help you get started.

Features of FOCUS 2

  • self-assessment tools to help you define career-relevant interests, skills, personality types, values, and leisure activities
  • personalized career exploration based on combinations of your various self-assessment results, and identification of your top occupation choices
  • matching of your personal attributes to more than 1,200 occupations and 7,000 major areas of study
  • 500+ videos classified by occupation
  • occupation search by name, major areas of study, or industry type
  • the ability to compare the pros and cons of occupations that appeal to you as well as the educational requirements for that career
  • individual summaries of your results, choices, ratings, and comments for occupations and major areas of study that appeal to you
  • job listings on the FOCUS 2 job board, organized by region, industry, and specialty (must be logged in to view)

How to Access FOCUS 2

First-time User

The first time you access FOCUS 2, visit the World Campus FOCUS Registration Portal. Log in using the Penn State access code: NittanyLions

Registered User

You can return to FOCUS 2 after your initial registration. (You must be a logged-in user.)