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How will I know how to set up majors and minors?

How do I set up majors and minors when I get to college? How many majors and minors can I have at one time?

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Ken’s Answer

The first step is getting to know yourself better to develop a career focus and then talking with people who are doing what you think that you want to do to see what they do, how they got there, and what suggestions and advice that they might have for you.


Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
• It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
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Aurora’s Answer

It is very likely that you will have access to an academic advisor who can help you plan your courses so that you can meet any general education requirements while you are advancing in a major and any minors. Most universities require only one major to graduate but many students choose to have two majors. Minors are optional and can often enhance your primary course of study.

Please keep in mind that a fixed number of courses will be required to complete a major/minor and the university usually limits the number of courses that may count for one requirement. The university I worked at limited overlap to 2 courses between majors and 1 course for minors. Please check with an advisor to see what policies your university has.

Some universities may also limit the number of majors you may take (and which are even possible to complete in four or five years). Where I worked, 3 majors required the dean's approval. Your university will have different policies. Also, minors are usually - but not always - about half the work of a major.
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Yasemin’s Answer

Hi Lisa! Usually you declare your major when you apply to the college, to add additional majors or minors you declare them through registrar usually. You fill out a form to have your additional major/minor accepted. Sometimes though you can take many classes because of another reason and get to obtain a minor in it as well. For example I was a Psychology major and took many chemistry classes for my premed route where in the end I obtained enough credits to get my minor in it. I would recommend to check the majors and minors online and see what is offered and what classes you have to take; certain career choices can have more help in them with additional minors. Double majoring can be difficult so I would research more before jumping into it; you can always start out with classes for a specific minor or major you are interested in and then see if you would like to continue.

You can have at least two minors I believe, but remember it is class work and time consuming to complete each minor or double major you choose, so definitely think about it well and pick the minors you think will help you and you will complete.
I wish you the best!
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