Do you have a college BA degree with no minor?

Question

I have a Bachelor's degree in Spanish & I'm not fluent. & I have no minor. I feel alone in this situation. I guess I'm paying for it now since I can't get a job. Is there anyone els who graduated & didn't have a minor?

By my undergrad curriculum, the professors said there wasn't enough course material in the major to become fluent upon graduation.

Answer 1

I have a bachelor's degree with no major or minor. A Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts

I have an area of focus (performing arts) but the major in this one is "liberal arts" and there is no minor.

An important thing to understand that I think too many people don't. In very very very many cases, degree title does not equal job title. It really doesn't. The important part of a college education at the BA/BS level is not the major, it's that liberal arts core.

Sure, some majors correlate directly to some jobs and some jobs require a specific major -- most however do not.

A Bachelor of Arts in Spanish is still a Bachelor of Arts first and reality is, way more of your education was in liberal arts than in Spanish. For that matter, Spanish is within the college of liberal arts so your whole degree is one in liberal arts.

So, what does that mean you can do now? It means that you can apply for any job that requires "a 4-year degree" that doesn't specify a major AND all that require "a 4-year degree in Spanish".

Want some ideas where to look? How about the hospitality industry? Marketing and advertising? Sales? Any organization that conducts business in the Spanish speaking world that needs someone to help communicate? Journalism? Teaching? Banking (yes, banking) and last but not least at all Human Resources (I suspect you have a strong understanding of the issues surrounding cultural diversity and language acquisition that are very important in HR).

What too many folks weren't told about is that you don't graduate from college and walk into the top of a company -- it's time for some experience now and you usually have to start somewhere near the bottom. If you learned anything during your undergraduate education then you'll move up rapidly (far more rapidly than the HS grad crowd) - if you just surfed through four years of college and learned mostly to tap a keg....

Answer 2

I have no minor either. I took Spanish only for my language requirements. It would have helped if you studied abroad in Spain for a semester.

I studied abroad in London for the summer, but obviously I didn't learn a new language. I wish I had been able to go to Paris to spend at least a month there. I would have liked to learn French.

I think the best thing is that you've GRADUATED!!! Maybe you don't have to put your major on your resume. You have a Bachelor's degree.

The pros are: 1) Spanish classes weren't the only classes you took and 2) you finished what you started. Employers are impressed with that.

Also: when I got out of college, I couldn't get a decent well paying job for 3 years. I had to go out to California where the job market was better.

Also, I would look at what kind of jobs you'd like to do. If you got your master's in education (more debt, I know), you could get a job teaching and make more money. (That may not be what you want to do)

I hear you though. I used to tutor in Spanish and helped get a failing student an A. However, I am not fluent and only know a few phrases and words.

Answer 3

I graduated with a double Major in Chemistry from a world class University over 30 years ago. Does this mean I don't have a minor?

It was all chemistry in the final year of my Bachelor of Science degree.

I did a sub-major of Physics in my second year (of the three year degree) which was of equal time to second year Chemistry. Do you call that a minor?

In first year, I did pure Maths and Applied Maths. Are they minors?

In my country of birth and residence (the best place on earth :-) ), because I only ever did 4 subjects at University, one could say that my minor was maths, sub-major physics, and double major chemistry.

I have NEVER been unemployed - I taught for 19 years and have worked in education IT for the next 15 - without any formal computing qualifications; just life experiences!!!!

BTW - how can you not be fluent in the major of your BA degree when it is a language????????????

Answer 4

A friend graduated from college with an elementary education degree to teach Spanish. Upon graduation she had to pass the teacher certification in Spanish which she failed, twice. So she packed her things and moved to deep Mexico for 8 weeks. Upon returning she took the certification test again, twice, and failed again, twice.
A couple of months later, she found a cushy job working for a big insurance company, taking phone calls and answering simple questions about life insurance. She makes decent money and awesome health insurance. My point? Many Many people don't work in the field they got their degree in. Sometimes just the fact that you HAVE the degree makes the difference. Expand your options when doing your job search and don't give up!

Answer 5

I only have an Associates degree. No minor.

Answer 6

I had to drop out at grade 10 . my father was ill.. Worked for 50 years despite a nervous break down. Only worked for four companies.. You can also do it

Answer 7

If you have enough credits to graduate then yes. Congratulations on graduating!