I’m going to college for the first time and I want to Major in Engineering, didn’t realize I had to choose a minor as well and was thinking about Political Science. Do these 2 pair well as far as long term career benefits go? I’m oblivious to this whole college world…
EDIT: Aerospace Engineering, the Astronautical Branch. Sorry for not including in the original post. I’m just a guy who loves space/spaceflight and finally decided I wanted to do something about it by going to school and try to make a difference in the field. My ultimate dreams/aspirations are to work at NASA.
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For an American college or university, you need to pick a major, the field that your education will focus on. It can be anything from English to physics to anthropology to music. You will then take a combination of general education classes to give you a well-rounded education, and classes about your major to get you ready for a career in that field.
In the majority of American universities, a minor is an option where you may also take some classes in a different field which might be related or could be completely unrelated, and if you take enough of those classes you will also receive an official statement on your diploma that you have taken sufficient study in that field, even if it wasn’t your primary one, that you should be recognized for it.
For most universities, a minor is optional. It may be that your college counselor strongly recommended it and made it seem like it was necessary, you may want to talk to them and ask for clarification.
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