<p>I just read something interesting: At FSU, minors are not posted on your transcript and are not included on your diploma. Some majors require a minor for example applied economics requires a minor. In some cases you can earn a certificate of a minor from the college.</p>
<p>Here is a list of available minors and the requirements:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu/minors.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu/minors.html</a></p>
<p>A minor in another subject is part of the requirements for a bachelor's degree in certain departments. Unlike a major, a student does not need to be formally admitted to a minor, nor does the minor appear on the transcript. The Department and the Registrar do not have any forms to fill out or any way to register that a student intends to complete a minor in a particular subject. A student who has fulfilled the requirements for a minor in the discipline simply claims the minor when filing their "Intent to Graduate" form with the Registrar during the semester in which they plan to graduate.</p>
<p>While there may be no specific "minor" designation on the transcript, I think you'd be ok claiming one in a CV if you showed, or could show, the specification for it via the University Bulletin.</p>
<p>I major in Advertising, and the College of Communication mandates that you have a minor. I selected Econ as I didn't want to go the traditional business route. It seems like everybody goes into either business, psych, or English as per minors.</p>
<p>I find it odd that it's not included on your transcript, though. Why would they make you take it if it's not even mentioned on that or the diploma itself? I guess it won't really matter though, as long as you include it on a job resume. Not that jobs necessarily look at your minor first and foremost, but if it's complementary with your chosen major then it's an added benefit.</p>
<p>I think the analytical skills you will gain from economics courses will be valuable to you in any case. If your major requires a minor, this is an excellent choice since they provide a certification of a minor to you and you only need 9 credits beyond macro and micro economics. If your major allows for a number of electives, it would definitely be smart to complete a minor even if it is not required just to have some substantial knowledge in a complementary area to your major.</p>
<p>Some majors don't really have any room for a minor, for example accounting, in order to get your CPA you have to complete 150 credits already. Bright futures only pays for a maximum of 132 undergraduate credits and unless you came in with 30 usable liberal studies credits, you could already be taking an extra year of undergraduate course work just to complete the CPA requirements.</p>
<p>Yeah, from what I know Finance and Accounting majors at FSU are just INSANE in credit hours. There are so many pre-reqs, core classes, and major-specific classes that it would be almost impossible to do a minor if you wanted to graduate on time (or have a life, for that matter). I know first hand since I almost switched majors to Finance (since I hate Advertising) and after looking at the course load on the COB website found it utterly impossible not to graduate in less than five years. I don't think the classes themselves are necessarily hard (it's not Engineering-type math or anything) but there are just craploads of credits you need to take in a relatively short amount of time. Plus as you noted, you have to keep in mind Bright Futures and Pre-paid restrictions. If I had switched majors, BF wouldn't have paid for my last year and a half of UG tuition.</p>
<p>As a former FSU accounting major, that's correct. However, if you can handle accounting I'd say do it. It may be difficult, and have lots of homework, but it's worthwhile and actually kind of fun when you get the hang of it.</p>
<p>Not to mention it opens lots of job doors later...even out of accounting.</p>