<p>Usually, a bachelors degree is made up of three types of courses: required general education (math, science, social science, history, English composition…etc.), the courses of your major, and about 30 credits or so of “your choice” courses — all spread across four years (fall & spring semesters). It’s within that “your choice” group that credits can be applied toward a “minor.” A minor would typically be about seven courses from basic to advanced levels (so, not all 101 level). It’s like a mini-major. You’d start working on your minor in your freshman, sophomore or early-junior year. They usually can’t be done all in one or two semesters of senior year. Sometimes a freshman course you take turns you onto a new field or discipline, and that can lead you to declare an official minor. The minor (or, if you’re ambitious, minors) can be something completely unrelated to your major or something synergistic. For example, a fine art practice major could minor in art history. Or, a journalism major could minor in management or programming. Or a biology major could minor in education. A history major with an acting minor. With early planning, taking and completing a minor doesn’t add more time in college. Hope this helps. </p>