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clarification on "major / minor"
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(07-04-2019, 03:44 AM)udi Wrote:
(07-03-2019, 06:12 PM)dfrecore Wrote: I've not actually heard of anyone doing this - ever.  Obviously, this is lying.

I worked in HR for many years, and no one has ever said they had a minor, we checked, and they didn't and it was an AA/AS.  Never.

I don't think people do this.  It's not a thing.

It's not lying if you think your associate's degree is your minor. It's just a mistake. I don't investigate whether minors aren't actually associate's degrees, but I have seen the mistake made and wouldn't jump to think someone was lying for doing so.

I guess it would depend on if your AA was gotten from a different school, in which case it would be lying.

Also, most 4yr schools (generally, I know there are exceptions) don't have AA's.  They have Bachelor's degrees only (or higher), so it wouldn't even be an issue 90% of the time, because you won't have an AA and BA at the same school.
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An Associates degree is not a minor; it is an AA/AS degree. A BALS degree is a major in Liberal Studies, with a specific concentration in whatever subject area you focused on. Minors are only awarded alongside majors, and both are awarded at the Bachelor degree level.

When I was completing National Resume Writers' Association coursework, the issue of listing minors really didn't come up. This is really just my opinion here, but I don't see the harm in listing them on resumes alongside your major(s) since they can show some fields were your skills have spiked. I picked up at least two minors incidentally while completing my BS, and I do include them and multiple certificates on my resume, but it would be up to you.

In summary: a minor is not even an associate-level credential and should not be thought of as such, but if TESU and etc. don't award minors for their bachelor-level degrees, you could just list specific concentrations.

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(07-07-2019, 04:49 AM)PrettyFlyforaChiGuy Wrote: An Associates degree is not a minor; it is an AA/AS degree. A BALS degree is a major in Liberal Studies, with a specific concentration in whatever subject area you focused on. Minors are only awarded alongside majors, and both are awarded at the Bachelor degree level.

When I was completing National Resume Writers' Association coursework, the issue of listing minors really didn't come up. This is really just my opinion here, but I don't see the harm in listing them on resumes alongside your major(s) since they can show some fields were your skills have spiked. I picked up at least two minors incidentally while completing my BS, and I do include them and multiple certificates on my resume, but it would be up to you.

In summary: a minor is not even an associate-level credential and should not be thought of as such, but if TESU and etc. don't award minors for their bachelor-level degrees, you could just list specific concentrations.

To piggyback on that, even if it isn't a minor, you may have taken a lot of classes in something that directly relates to your job. We do this in culinary, where the degree in culinary is usually wide, but students often take electives in very specialized classes like blown sugar work or chocolate - these are noteworthy if applying for a job where those skills would be helpful and aren't always part of a normal curriculum.
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