diff --git a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
index e7b4c32ea5eff49340cf16d1faf72409c5706e01..f9b6a23d24a13408258001551b19ef2ba4c4103d 100644
--- a/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
+++ b/web/themes/asc_bootstrap/js/scripts.js
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ jQuery(window).bind("pageshow", function(event) {
 
 jQuery(document).ready(function(){
 
+  //opens Discover Your Path interest list on initial page load
+  if (jQuery("#views-exposed-form-discover-your-path-page-1 .panel-heading")) {
+    jQuery("#views-exposed-form-discover-your-path-page-1 .panel-heading a").removeClass("collapsed");
+    jQuery("#views-exposed-form-discover-your-path-page-1 #edit-field-ap-interest-target-id-collapsible--content").addClass("in");
+    jQuery("#views-exposed-form-discover-your-path-page-1 .panel-heading a").attr("aria-expanded","true");
+    jQuery("#views-exposed-form-discover-your-path-page-1 #edit-field-ap-interest-target-id-collapsible--content").attr("aria-expanded","true");
+  }
+
   //activates lightbox effect on gallery content type
   jQuery(document).on('click', '[data-toggle="lightbox"]', function(event) {
     event.preventDefault();