What are your personal goals related to pursuing your degree: personal fulfillment, finishing something started years ago, good example for your children, advancement at work, etc.?

What are your academic goals? Are there specific concepts and areas in which you want to learn? Are there areas in which you need to learn?

What are your professional goals? What do you hope will happen professionally after you complete your degree? What professionally$-$related knowledge and skills do you want to foster through your coursework?

How can you address these goals within the context of a college degree?