Who are we? Education levels

Dean wrote: Can someone explain to a non-US person what 'major' and 'minor' actually means in the American degree system. I believe that majoring in History means that the degree emphasises History as its main subject as part of a core curriculum, whereas in the UK if you are reading History then the whole curriculum will be structured around that subject ... Is this interpretation correct?

Pretty much all as you said. Core Curricula at US universities typically include general education requirements. The gen. ed. requirements are coupled with requirements of a given major as laid out by individual departments in the college's Course Catalog. Department requirements will include, among other things, basic information about how many credits the department requires. If a minor is offered, there will be information also on how many credits the that requires, which will be much more modest in number compared to the major.

Interestingly, students seeking a two-year Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree will take all the general education requirements of a four-year degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), typically about 46 credit hours, but with fewer credit hours required from the major, typically 18-21 credit hours. Students seeking a two-year Associate of Science will have a lower number of required credits of gen ed course with a correspondingly higher number of required credits in the major.

Still in high school. Got the big exams looming in the next two years.

One for the Law School Grad (presently a lawyer) category.

I have a Bachelor's Degree. 

manofmystery wrote: Sad to say I wasted a lot of time and money on a college degree.  A completely useless piece of paper that for some reason a lot of regressive politicians want to pay for everyone to get by rob everyone else at gunpoint.

I have a degree in history and in philosophy

I have a degree in computer science. I also studied math and physics for some time but have no degree there.

Finished secondary school, but did not do very well at it. Just scraped through. Teachers thought I was the least likely to succeed,and they seemed to be right. However I am a very creative person and like to make stuff and draw a lot. Usually with some inspiring music in the background. For me I feel Prog music is more to do with creativity rather then intelligence.

Necrotica wrote: I'm currently finishing my college degree for music composition, and I'll be completing it while I'm in the Navy.

I like the Tin Man.