minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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With a minor in computer science and AI, Saville thought there had to be a better way to go from component design to CNC machine program than relying on a human manually coding all the steps.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 June 2025
In 2000, the Beaches star got her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a minor in Hebrew and Jewish studies.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
The new requirement for minor supervision was born out of crowd control issues related to minors in past years, Coleman said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
After pursuing a broadcasting degree at Syracuse, her minor in leadership led her to a career as an HR executive, first working with colleges before branching into corporate leadership and DEI programs.
—Janeé Bolden, Essence, 16 May 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 June 2025
In 2000, the Beaches star got her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a minor in Hebrew and Jewish studies.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
The new requirement for minor supervision was born out of crowd control issues related to minors in past years, Coleman said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
After pursuing a broadcasting degree at Syracuse, her minor in leadership led her to a career as an HR executive, first working with colleges before branching into corporate leadership and DEI programs.
—Janeé Bolden, Essence, 16 May 2025
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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