Kick Off Your Future

Notice About CM Holds

  • Once you complete Kick Off Your Future, your CM hold will be lifted within 24 hours.
  • If you need the hold lifted sooner to register for classes, please email career@fau.edu with the subject line "Kick Off Your Future"

What is Kick Off Your Future?

At Florida Atlantic, we are committed to not only preparing students for success in college but also creating pathways to careers that extend beyond graduation. Kick Off Your Future is an early key step in that journey— helping students connect with valuable resources and explore career options. Kick Off Your Future Career Readiness Module is your introduction to the career planning process. Within this module, you will find many benefits, including

  • A better understanding of your personal values, interests, and skills—and how they connect to academic majors and careers.
  • Insights into academic and career readiness skills needed for today’s workforce.
  • Awareness of employment opportunities and wage prospects for different majors.
  • Access to critical career readiness resources at the Florida Atlantic Career Center.

Requirements and Hold:

As required by Florida House Bill 1261, a hold will be placed on a student’s account within a student's first semester if the Kick Off Your Future requirements have not been met. This hold will prevent the student from registering for the next semester’s courses. Once the requirements have been met, the hold will be removed automatically within 24 hours.

  1. Reviewing MyFloridaFuture to learn about wage perspectives by Florida Atlantic majors 1, 5, and 10 years post-graduation.
  2. Completing Major KnOWLedge that links to Florida Atlantic majors, occupations, and salary data.
  3. Registering with the Career Center by claiming your Handshake account and completing your Handshake profile.
  4. Learning about critical career readiness resources, such as building a professional resume and gaining experience and career skills.
  5. Affirming awareness of your selected major’s employment and wage prospects. The affirmation is completed within the Kick Off Your Future career readiness training module.

How to Self-Enroll in the Kick Off Your Future Canvas Training Course

As an FAU student, you can self-enroll in the course by clicking the link below: https://canvas.fau.edu/courses/112242 

FAQ's

What is the deadline for completion?

  • MY FIRST SEMESTER AT FAU IS IN THE SUMMER/FALL.
    • For students who start taking classes in the Summer or Fall, semesters you have until August 30th before a hold is placed on your account. To ensure that you can register on time for the spring semester, you will need to complete Kick Off Your Future prior to course registration.
  • MY FIRST SEMESTER AT FAU IS IN THE SPRING.
    • For students who start taking classes in the Spring semesters, you have until January 30th before a hold is placed on your account. To ensure that you can register on time for your Summer/Fall semesters, you will need to complete Kick Off Your Future prior to course registration.

What if I have technical difficulties?

  • Canvas recommends using Chrome whenever using their site for best performance
  • We recommend completing this on a desktop/laptop to avoid any issues
  • If you think you have completed the requirement, but are still getting notifications to complete it, be sure that you navigate through all six pages of the module. On the last page, you will see a green button that takes you to a one question survey. Once you submit that you have completed Kick Off Your Future.
  • Please email career@fau.edu with the subject line "Kick Off Your Future" for any additional questions.