So I came into college with 24 Credit Hours through AP but then struggled to find what I wanted to do. Flashforward to Junior Year and I am now hard set on Political Science, but I switched around a lot to figure that out. Because of that I am now just a few credits away from being able to complete 4 minors in very different areas.
Finance, Emergency Management, Public Health, and International Affairs
I almost never hear of a anyone doing this so does anyone have any thoughts on how a quad minor will look?
Also just as a note, I had free community college and now have a full ride so it hasn’t cost me to swap around. I know that may have initially looked crazy.
How many classes sinuous need to take in each minor?
How many are required for your major?
How many credits left, total?
How many semesters on fill scholarship do you have left?
I don’t think most people would care either way. If it really means a lot to you to complete these four minors and you want to take those classes, then there’s no harm in doing so. But if you’re trying to do it for additional recognition of some type then I’d skip it - maybe complete one (whichever one you are more interested in, although finance is one that is different enough from your major to be complementary).
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I actually ended up talking to my advisor and they only allow up to 3 minors (I guess its obscure because so few people ask about it.
So I’m dropping public health and going with
Emergency Management (9 CH)
International Affairs (6 CH)
Finance (12 CH)
My major has 15 CH left
So total of 42+ 9 in Honors Thesis Work
51 with 3 semesters left (17 avg)
3 scholarship semesters left as well
My thinking is if I am making money with my scholarship then why not? I want to know if it looks bad to an employer though. My personal thought is that Poli Sci is one of those majors that needs as much help from minors as possible.
Sounds like a great plan and the above choices look ideally complementary to your polisci major.
Most employers won’t even know that you have three minors unless you tell them. They typically don’t ask for transcripts, and you don’t have to list all or any of your minors on your resume if you don’t want to.
I personally think that instead of three minors you should use the additional time/classes to explore other areas you might be interested in - give yourself the flexibility to take whatever classes seem interesting to you rather than sticking to a predefined plan. Two minors is more than enough. But it won’t hurt job prospects.