<p>I noticed that minors are not noted on your diploma but are noted on your transcripts. Is this the only place it's noted? There's no place of recognition and you just list it on your resume? This seems to devalue a minor a lot.</p>
<p>i think you guys are emphasizing too much on titles. it’s pretty common for new college folks to go on a title-collecting tangent, but you have to realize that these titles do very little for you compared to the amount of work you have to do. </p>
<p>also, i think a minor on your resume does a lot more than it being on your diploma. think about who will ever look at your diploma, and then think about who will ever look at your resume. if you could only put it on one place, would u put it on your diploma or resume?</p>
<p>I don’t know of any university that lists minors on diplomas.</p>
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<p>Perhaps it is giving minors all the consideration that they deserve. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>The simple fact is that students care a lot more than anyone else. Not professional schools. Not employers. (Well, perhaps with a minor in a language that is of interest to an employer.) Not academics (who would much prefer to see you go deep into one discipline and do an honors theses/individual research, than go broadly in two disciplines).</p>
<p>The vast majority of minors have zero value in the real world.</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies. I guess I worded my question poorly because I guess it was interpreted not at all how I intended it to be. I didn’t want to write a lengthy question because no one would want to read it but I was looking for more of a quick answer that would uncover something I might not of known about how to represent if you minored or not. Let me explain. </p>
<p>I see how my question made it seem as if I was “title crazy,” but that wasn’t my intention. My situation is that I want to get into a field, which is related to my major but it branches off into another field that I would need to take courses to learn that aspect. I figured a minor would be a good way to show that I am educated in those aspects so I am definitely not getting a minor purely to try and use the minor on it’s own. It can coincide with my major for sure. </p>
<p>I know that practically no one will see your degree but what I was getting at is that if a minor is so undervalued as to not even be mentioned on your diploma, should I just take courses in the field I want to minor in to gain the knowledge necessary to get into the field I want instead of going the extra mile to complete a minor in it? I just thought that since a minor requires practically half the courses of the major, it’d get some more recognition.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on how many more courses you need to take for the minor. If it’s just one, definitely go for it. If it’s two, well, it depends on how much you think this minor will add value to your resume. I personally think that an official minor does signal very strongly to employers/academics that you have serious interest in the field, especially combined with an honors thesis that makes reference to it.</p>
<p>Yeah, not mentioned in that diploma, but as everyone as has said, it will be on your resume, which is far more important.</p>
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<p>it really depends on the field(s). There is no clear answer. For example, if you were an engineering major, but developed a new found interest in English and thus minored in Eng. Then, you apply for a doctoral program in English…I can assure you that the Eng. Dept. Chair will be non-plussed with your minor…</p>
<p>OTOH, if you are interested in an interdisciplinary field, then a minor – or really the coursework itself – might help. Neuroscience, for example, comprises bio, psych, comp sci, etc. Thus, a major in one of those fields, with a minor (or lotsa coursework) in another related field is consistent.</p>
<p>^an interdisciplinary field was exactly what I meant. Specifically bioinformatics and computational biology which requires both biology knowledge and computer science skills.</p>
<p>^^In such case, yes a minor – or at least the courses – will help and will add to your resume. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>