Explain the whole major/minor thing.Give me some useful sites or explain it yourself.Please!! I need to know!!

Question

How many to take in a 4-yr college??
What happens if need more or not enough??
What is a major and minor?
Explain it too.
Give examples.Because I want to know everything to know about majors and minors.
Just provide a website.
Explain the whole major/minor thing.Give me some useful sites or explain it yourself.Please!! I need to know!!


































































































































































































































































































































Thanks!!!!!

Answer 1

a MAJOR is your concentrated area of study. Usually chosen in sophomore year of college, it is your preferred area of study. Some people choose to double major, which requires more or less double the amount of work in the same amount of time as a single major, but may be worth it if you are equally passionate about two areas.



a MINOR is a corresponding area of study that complements your major. It can be chosen at any time after you declare your major. You must formally declare it to the registrar's office, same as you would a major. For example, if you major in political science, you may choose to minor in economics because the two topics are related and contain information that is applicable in both fields. A minor usually requires between 1/3 and 1/2 the amount of classes or credits that a major requires for completion. You can register for as many minors as you can realistically complete.



Personally I recommend a single major with one or two minors, as opposed to a double major. It's less work but equally impressive because it shows you have specialized knowledge in multiple related areas.



Most schools will not let you declare your major before sophomore year. They want you to "experiment" with different areas first, and many have generalist course requirements that force you take at least one course in maths, sciences, arts and humanities, etc. Therefore most freshmen enter college with the status of "undecided", which stays in place until they formally declare their major.



Majors and minors selections vary by school. If you know what school you are applying or going to, see their website for the full list to choose from.



When I was an undergrad, I majored in Psychology and minored in Spanish.



I hope this helps.

Answer 2

A major is the degree that you're going to build your career around. So, for example, if you want to be an accountant you would major in accounting. Its your main course of study during college/university.



A minor is a complement to your major. You can minor in anything you want, just like you can major in anything you want, though a minor will not prepare you for a career like a major does. Usually students take minors to give them more knowledge in a related area, which helps when applying for a job/graduate school. Usually you can minor in any major offered at your school, with the key difference being that you take a lot less classes to get your minor than you do your major. An example of a major/minor combo would be a biology major with a minor in chemistry.



There's also concentrations. These are offered by some majors as a way to prepare for a very specific career path. Pre-med and pre-law are probably the cocentrations you've heard most of. Concentrations involve taking specific courses normally not required by the general major. For example, a biology major concentrating in neuroscience would be required to take much more neuroscience courses than a plain biology major. A psychology major concentrating in pre-med would be required to bulk up on biology and chemistry courses whereas a plain psychology major normally doesn't require any of those courses.

Answer 3

A major is what you plan to persue after college. Such as, if you are a secondary education/history major, you would want to become a history teacher. Most of your courses are done in your major. In a 4 year college it will be around 100-120+credits. In most schools it is about 40-50 classes over a 4 year span. If you choose to do a minor (in most colleges this is optional) you will add on about another 6-10 classes. It is possible to combine this with your major classes and finish in 4 years still. A minor would be something like speech communication which would enhance your major or just something you are interested in, such as government or art history. As far as both of these if you do not have enough credits, you will not be able to graduate (if it's your major) or not be able to graduate with the minor. Most people only have one major and one minor, though you can duel major, but typically it is things that are similar (such as business and economics or something) and often takes more than 4 years but can be done in 4. You can also do as many minors as you would like, but will also probably take more than 4 years. I hope this answers your questions!

Answer 4

A major is the general career field you wish to go into and a minor narrows in on the specifics. For example, my major is Learning Foundations (teaching), and my minor is Early Childhood Education (Pre-K through 3rd grade) If you have any idea as to what college you would like to attend you can go onto their website and search majors and minors, I don't know exactly where to search for a general list.



You're only required to have 1 major, however you can double majors and add minors. Don't fret to much, you don't have to have a major to start school, you can go in as an undecided. You're also allowed to change your major whenever you want

Answer 5

Basically, your major is where MOST of your coursework will be focused & should ultimately help you in your career path. Minors (Some schools call them Concentrations.) are often unnecessary, but can sometimes be useful…For example, if you have a broad major like Business Administration, but you want to work in Advertising then you might minor in Marketing, but at some schools you might be better off to major in Marketing, IF you’re certain that’s what you want to do. Another reason for a minor is to show versatility…someone majoring in English who’s good with computers might minor in Computer Science or CIS. (This scenario would also work the other way around.) I have a friend who just graduated & although she majored in Elementary Education, she minored in Spanish, because she knows that Spanish is a marketable skill in the US today.



Here are some links to help you.

http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorSearch.asp

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/majors/choosemajor.asp

http://www.psu.edu/dus/md/mdmisper.htm

http://www.sas.und.edu/major.html

http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/CareerHandouts.html

http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Careers_In/Choosing_Your_Major_122_01.htm

http://careers.d.umn.edu/students/major.html

http://www.uacc.ua.edu/careerresources/handouts/Deciding%20a%20Major.pdf

http://www2.una.edu/career/Students/MajorsResources.html

http://www.quintcareers.com/choosing_major.html

http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/decision-to-go-to-college.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?College-Major-Search:-Deciding-on-a-College-Major&id=248619

Answer 6

Any testimony within the gospel of Luke need to be testified to and agreed upon through Matthew or Mark to be precise. This is why Jesus consistently despatched his disciples 2 through 2. In the commandment thou shall no longer be irritated with thy brother with out a intent, is sustained through Jesus pronouncing cross by myself and check out to reconcile along with your brother, if there's no reconcilation take 2 others with you so the EVERY WORD MAYBE ESTABLISHED, if there's nonetheless reconcilation TAKE IT TO THE CHURCH, the CHURCH is the FATHER, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Treat him as a heathen., however be humble and forgiving. It is written for your legislation that the testimony of 2 guys is right. The Pharasees might no longer discover 2 guys 2 testify in opposition to Jesus.

Answer 7

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