whats the difference of an A.A degree and a minor degree?

Answer 1

Two Years

Answer 2

An A.A. is a two year program that gives you special training in some area. Sometimes it's technical/vocational (like auto repair, or paralegal, or something), and sometimes it's just a general studies/transfer degree.

A minor is part of a 4-year bachelor's degree, and not something that is usually required. You pick your "major" which is your main focus of study, and if you also want to have a secondary focus, but with WAY less requirements, you might choose to declare a minor. For instance I'm majoring in history, and minoring in anthropology (unless I change my mind again...)

It's pretty easy to minor in almost anything unless you're in a high-unit major (one with lots of required classes) because most minors only require about 6 classes, some of which also count as general education at most schools.

Answer 3

An Associate's of Arts program is a prescribed amount of coursework in a given area of study (usually approximately two years' worth of work, or approximately 60 credit hours) the completion of which leads to the conferrence of an Associates of Arts degree. In some fields, an AA will get you a decent job, and in some fields, you may need to use the courses in your AA to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in that field or another field of study.

A minor isn't a degree. It's a secondary concentration of study--usually five or six classes--that indicates you have obtained some knowlege and expertise in a field but not to the same degree as someone who has majored in that field. Some universities actually recognize minors on their transcripts, but some who do offer minor programs, do not. In order to have a minor, you also have to have a major; in other words, in order to have a minor, you must also be working toward a degree (an AA, AS, BA, BS, etc) in another field.

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