When students decide on their major, a lot of the time they disregard thinking about a minor. Majors are required to be declared when you are studying for your bachelors at a university but minors are often not a requirement to obtain. For those of you who don’t know the difference between a major and a minor, here is a simple breakdown according to University Language Services (ULS):
“Your college major is the primary subject you want to study and the field in which you want to find a job after …

What do you intend to study?
-  If you are still in secondary school, or if you have completed secondary school, but have not attended any additional academic coursework, then you will applying to study an Associate’s Degree, or a Bachelors degree as a first year student, or “freshman”.
-  If you are currently attending or have attended a university, but you have NOT graduated from that institution with a degree, then you would be applying to a U.S. university as a “transfer” student in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.
-  If …

Now that you’ve read the basics of how to start selecting a college or a university in the United States (Selecting an American College) you need to start thinking about what you want to study. The US has a unique and flexible system allowing you to choose your field of study (called a Major) after you have started college or even change it after a year or so of study.

What do you want to study?
Do you already know what you want to study? Most international students …