minor in

phrasal verb

minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.

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Irons has four classes this semester to complete to get his degree in Film, Television and Theater, with a minor in Sports Communication. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025 The teenager was taken to a juvenile detention center and charged with two counts of possessing a weapon on school grounds, theft by taking and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025 At this institute, Ms. Brown earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design, with a minor in art history in 2014. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 After a semester, Orsini transfered to Texas A&M and graduated with a degree in journalism and a double minor in communication and sports management. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minor in 

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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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