<P> An academic minor is a college or university student's declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies . As with a major, the college or university in question lays out a framework of required classes or class types a student must complete to earn the minor--although the latitude the student is given changes from college to college . Academic minors and majors differ in that the former is subordinate to the latter . To obtain an academic minor, a total of three years of study at a university in a selected subject is the usual requirement . </P> <P> Some students will prepare for their intended career with their major, while pursuing personal interests with a minor, for example, majoring in civil engineering while minoring in a foreign language or performing arts . Other students may pursue a minor to provide specific specialization and thus make themselves more attractive to employers . It is not infrequent for a physics major to minor in computer science, or an engineering or economics student to minor in mathematics . Students intending to become secondary education teachers often major in their teaching subject area (for example, history or chemistry) and minor in education . </P>

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