minoring
Pursuing secondary field
Minoring is pursuing a secondary field of study in college, less intensive than a major but more structured than casual coursework.
A student majoring in biology might minor in chemistry, taking enough classes to earn official recognition on their transcript: She's minoring in Spanish.
Student academic tasks
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
transcript · prerequisite · degree · diploma · semester · lectures · advisor · department
Lesser in rank
- supplementaryServing to complete
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
supporting · adjunct · enhancing · interdisciplinary · integrated · breadth · diversifying · additional
Study of mind, behavior
- historyRecord of past events
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- economicsScience of resource allocation
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
English · sociology · philosophy · communications · art · music · biology · chemistry
coursework
Student academic tasks
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- creditsUnits toward graduation
curriculum · transcript · prerequisite · degree · diploma · semester · lectures · advisor · department · bachelor
secondary
Lesser in rank
- supplementaryServing to complete
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
subsidiary · supporting · adjunct · enhancing · interdisciplinary · integrated · breadth · diversifying · additional · parallel
psychology
Study of mind, behavior
- historyRecord of past events
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- economicsScience of resource allocation
mathematics · English · sociology · philosophy · communications · art · music · biology · chemistry · Spanish
- minority populationsSmaller demographic segments
- minority groupsPopulations smaller in number
- minority rightsSafeguards for underrepresented populations
- ethnic minorityNon-majority cultural group
- minority partyOutnumbered legislative faction
- minority reportStatement from outvoted members