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Purplekittie
08-13-2007, 03:52 PM
did you minor in anything when you went to college?
did it have anything to do with your major?
how many credits were required to finish the minor?

i'm trying to minor in psychology at UTT but i'm not sure they have it as a minor. it will go along with my art major. i had to call and find out. im waiting on a call back....

harrisonsdream
08-13-2007, 03:53 PM
i was an english minor but i'm not doing one anymore

Jennygirl
08-13-2007, 03:54 PM
Comm/PR major

English Minor, just cause i like to read.

Rileysmom
08-13-2007, 03:55 PM
At the art school I am going to, they don't allow it. :mumble But if they offered it, I would. Just makes you that much more valuable! :five

dotb182
08-13-2007, 03:56 PM
When I was at ODU I was a psych minor, mostly b/c it was very helpful with my nursing courses

BLBnJVB3
08-13-2007, 03:57 PM
When I went to UNF I majored in Psych. and minored in Sociology. I'd say yes those two go hand in hand. Especially since I was planning on getting my Master's in Counseling. I also decided on the Sociology minor since I started out majoring in Sociology so I had alot of credits for the minor already. When I went there you needed 45 credits to finish with that minor.

Purplekittie
08-13-2007, 03:57 PM
At the art school I am going to, they don't allow it. :mumble But if they offered it, I would. Just makes you that much more valuable! :five

you're going to art school? where? whats your major?

Rileysmom
08-13-2007, 03:59 PM
New York Institute of Technology (Ellis College). Pursuing a degree in creative communication: BS in Advertising. :tu

Purplekittie
08-13-2007, 04:00 PM
New York Institute of Technology (Ellis College). Pursuing a degree in creative communication: BS in Advertising. :tu

very cool! i thought you meant like RISD or Pratt - that kind of art school. i was thinking of going to Pratt.

Rileysmom
08-13-2007, 04:01 PM
I wanted to go to the Art Institute in the worst way, but it's just so damn expensive and BARELY any credits would transfer, so I went here instead.

What major are you pursuing?

Purplekittie
08-13-2007, 04:07 PM
I wanted to go to the Art Institute in the worst way, but it's just so damn expensive and BARELY any credits would transfer, so I went here instead.

What major are you pursuing?

did you move this thread? got me confused for a sec...

i'm majoring in visual arts...getting my Bachelor of Fine Arts. My consentration will be 2D visual art....drawing and painting.

Kara
08-13-2007, 04:15 PM
did you minor in anything when you went to college? I'm a Law & Politics minor

did it have anything to do with your major? Not directly-which is why I like it. I love finding the interconnections between psychology and Law/Politics.

how many credits were required to finish the minor? 5 classes and an internship. We have a weird credit system-we don't go by credit hours.

Del
08-13-2007, 07:33 PM
I'm a biochem major and I'll be a microbio minor as soon as I get back to declare it. I only have to do 15 extra credits for it as a minor.

I wanted to minor in Mythology or Creative Writing or Psychology or something like that, but none of those have minors, so I went with microbio in case I decide I like it as a better major. :D

fridayheather
08-13-2007, 10:56 PM
I'm an English major/Education minor (I want to be a high school English teacher). I want to say I need 18 credit hours in my minor out of the 60 total needed to graduate, but I could be wrong.

jlbecker
08-14-2007, 09:58 PM
i was a painting major & art ed minor. i dont know how many extra credits it was, but i graduated with 153 credits total.

jlbecker
08-14-2007, 10:12 PM
I wanted to go to the Art Institute in the worst way, but it's just so damn expensive and BARELY any credits would transfer, so I went here instead.

What major are you pursuing?

i believe that's because the Art Institute isn't accredited. :dunno i might be wrong. my ex went there and had some trouble with credits too.

texasgal
08-15-2007, 09:13 AM
i'm an english major with a minor in medieval & renaissance studies. not sure about the credit hour divisions. m & r was offered as a minor by the english dept., so yes, hand-in-hand. but there were many people who mixed & matched at texas state. i'm sure if you've explained your reasoning with your school then you'll be hearing back with a yes. i've never known a school to deny something like that. :goodvibes hope it goes through!

Jennygirl
08-15-2007, 10:10 AM
The art institute is where my sister went...They had a program where you can go to a Pittsburgh college after your two years and get your bachalors. Did you ask the local one if they did a program like that?

Its not that its not accredited, its just a speciality school, and most schools dont just have those classes, so it makes it harder to transfer.