<p>I'm at CC and will be transferring to Rutgers for Mechanical Engineering for junior and senior year. They offer 2 concentrations, Aerospace and Energy Systems (I'm planning on doing Energy Systems). My question is, are concentrations already embedded into the major, still allowing for a minor, or would choosing one mean extra classes I would have to take on top of the major, essentially becoming the minor?</p>
<p>EDIT: I don't mean "becoming the minor" as in the definition of the minor, I mean the time and classes that would otherwise be allocated to the minor.</p>
<p>AFAIK, concentrations are embedded into the major.
Serves the same purpose as the minor, really.</p>
<p>“Concentration” means different things wherever you go. At my school the word “concentration” is interchangeable with major. You usually cannot get a concentration and a minor in the same department, and up to one course can be double counted for a concentration and a minor.</p>
<p>At my school a concentration is part of your major curriculum, and a minor is something additional. For example: you might major in industrial engineering with a concentration in supply chain, and minor in computer science.</p>