Should I major or minor in Spanish?

Question

Im planning on becoming a pre-med student. I will major in biology but I dont know whether I should major in Spanish or minor in Spanish. I passed the AP Spanish Langugage exam with a 3 and feel comfortable with the langugage and all. Should I major or minor in Spanish?

Answer 1

I'd just minor at first. That way, you should remain eligible for the upper division classes in an area you like, but without the psychological pressure of stretching yourself all the way to fulfill all the requirements as a major.

Doing well in your science classes is your primary concern. Then, if you feel you can handle it, go ahead and turn that minor into a major.

Ramping up the pressure on yourself for something that's only tangentially beneficial for your ultimate aim of med school is more prudent than going full bore, discovering you've overextended yourself, and being forced to cut back. Sure, a lot of it is psychological, but you don't want to run the risk of being in a situation where you're tempted into not dropping a class and ending up damaging your transcript. Getting into med school is too hard to take that risk.

Answer 2

I am minoring in Spanish! I am a Psychology major with the pursuit of becoming a School Psychologist. With the Spanish minor, I hope to be able to help Spanish-speaking children as well as English-speaking children. My main motivation to having a Spanish minor is the fact that I will be marrying into a Spanish-speaking family. If you think you can handle a double major, then go for it! Otherwise, I would stick to Spanish as my minor, besides, if you are double majoring, then what is you minor going to be?

Answer 3

By all means keep up your language skills and study. That does not necessarily mean declaring a major or minor. If your love of Spanish and commitment to it holds up in the setting of a rigorous science major, you may then decide whether to declare a major or minor. The advantage of *not* declaring, is that you avoid some of the pitfalls of extra term papers and deadlines. The downside of not declaring is that certain upper level courses may not be open to you.

The reality is that the most important thing that comes of your study of Spanish is proficieny in the language...spoken, written, and read. Proficiency is not guaranteed by having a major or minor; likewise, many proficient Spanish-users never studied it in college (or any school).

Answer 4

I am majoring in Spanish and minoring in Business (general). I am thinking about getting another major in Mass. Communications specializing in Public Affiars. I would like to work in a university setting or business office. Spanish will give me versitilite with customer base, business will help me in the office, and public affiars will help me communicate w/ the public and get customers for the business. Good luck!!

Answer 5

Minor in spanish.

Answer 6

minor--it'll help you in the medical field but your focus should be on biology. But I don't blame you, I am in my second year of Spanish, and I love it!