Minor in a foreign language vs. a field of study

MYOS1634
Sat, 11 Jun 2016 21:24:28 +0000

Your choices are really two different directions:

complementing your current major with classes in psychology. You don’t need a traditional minor in psychology for that purpose: create a cluster of professionally-relevant classes; make sure you take some classes in Organizational Behavior too and volunteer at a local high school regarding college counseling. (Read CC for one hour every day before you do that, read books, etc.)

considering your vocation is not in opposition to liberal arts and an education isn't just about a job, but also about growing intellectually - study French for learning's sake. Having fluency in a language, knowing its literature, history, culture, studying abroad are enormously enriching. It'll make travelling, reading, watching films, hearing music... a different experience. If you can find a summer study abroad program that works with social work, it'd be good too. A way it can complement social work is a bit harder - if you reach a level of French sufficient for you to take Haitian French/Creole, very important on the Eastern Seaboard and especially New York City.

Since you’re just a few classes away from a minor in French, you could do that AND take some psychology classes. Look at how many “free slots” you still have?