minor in

phrasal verb

minored in; minoring in; minors in

: 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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She is set to graduate from Northern State University this spring with a double major in psychology and criminal justice and a minor in legal studies. —

Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026 Smalstig graduated from Indiana University in 2022 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish and a minor in gender studies. —

Chris Fusco february 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Weiner pled guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor in 2017 and spent 15 months in federal prison for the crime. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 The school currently offers a major in civics honors, a minor in civics and a minor in philosophy, politics and economics. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minor in