Concerning a Minor in Spanish
I'm currently a college student majoring in graphic design. I've recently taken Spanish as my minor. I was able to CLEP out of Elementary Spanish 1 and 2 and Intermediate Spanish 1 and 2 my freshman year. I'm in my 3rd year of school and have only 7 hours left to complete the minor (over a 2 semester period). I've taken my first Spanish class EVER since coming to college, and have been feeling very unchallenged and unfulfilled. It was an upper level class but too easy. The same teacher will be teaching probably at least two of my three remaining required classes. I suspect that I'd learn a lot more/better if I pursued studying Spanish on my own, on my own time. Thus far I feel that taking any more Spanish classes just to have it down on a piece of paper would be a waste of my time. It'd be cheaper to drop it, too. However, before I decide to drop the minor or not, I wanted to ask: is it worth having the Spanish minor or not?
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Coming from a background of language-loving and language-doing, it's not too important to have Spanish on paper, so long as you can prove that you can do it. However, if you drop the minor, you will have to think about how you can keep up with your Spanish in general.
Language is a "use it or lose it" phenomenon other than your native language, of course, but what I'm saying is definitely make sure that you have other people to chat with, so it's great that you're on spanishdict.com, because this is a large forum for you to speak with people.
Simply put, you don't need the minor, but I and I'm sure others on here will hope that you have a way of keeping up with it. Cheers and good luck!
Hi Lautu. Welcome to the SpanishDict forum.
I think it would be wise to get the minor in Spanish if you want to go on further and get another degree in Spanish. For example, if you plan on teaching Spanish in the future you might want all of the appropriate degrees to get the job.
¡Buena suerte!
Hi and welcome to the forum.
Sometimes it's a good idea to have "something on paper" in case you have hoops you need to jump through. In that sense it's worthwhile to put in your time.
If this class is too easy for you, try to see if you can test out of the other classes that would qualify you for a minor and then go on and get a major in Spanish. Some colleges are open to tailor-made solutions.
It sounds as though your background in Spanish is extremely solid. If you end up settling for the minor, you would be able to pick up a major very easily later on. In today's job market, having at least a minor in Spanish is good, but having a major is better.
Do you have more than one university in your city? You might be able to take the classes at another school and transfer the credits.
My (humble) opinion: a future employer will be more concerned with your skills than what's written on your diploma. If you say, "I'm a graphic designer who reads/speaks Spanish," your ability will speak for itself.
Having said that, do look for classes elsewhere so you can improve your language skills.
Art and Spanish...my favorite combination!
