minor in

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.

Examples of minor in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Loureda attended Florida International University, majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor in Spanish. — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Erik MMolvar’scolumn on the impact of the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado makes the point that the losses ranchers suffer due to those wolves are relatively minor in terms of the losses from other causes. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

Jackson was an Indiana kid who moved to San Diego after college around 2001, armed with a degree in social and behavioral sciences (and a minor in anthropology). — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2026

Transgender rights suffered another major loss in the Supreme Court last year, when the justices upheld a Tennessee law that banned gender-affirming care for minors in the state. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 June 2026