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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He is limited by what his college offers. Unless he's willing to transfer. I would suggest you help. First of all: a business major, even with low grades, is ok. It's valuable learning. Really, any practical degree even with low grades, is worth it. Get a tutor if he needs it

If he can't pass required courses, that's another question. If he hadn't started college already and was looking for a college with other possible majors, that would be another question.

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Grades do matter.  Without a 3.0+ he will have trouble getting an internship.  Will also have trouble getting a job upon graduation.  3.0 is a screening point for many many jobs and internships.    So I would not encourage my kid to do a major they will barely get a 2.0/2.5 in and will struggle with.  Much better to find an area that interests them and search for meaningful internships (since a basic humanities degree doesn't just guarantee a job, you have to search and sell yourself a bit more).

But there are jobs out there that hire smart motivated people with any degree to work, they train the non-STEM kids for the job.  They need writers and people who can communicate.  My business major is working for a technology based company as an end user tester/quality manager.  80% in that job were humanities majors.  Turns out my kid is an excellent writer (struggled with that in MS/HS) and is typically the one tasked with all the writing and general communications/presentations now (3 years into job).  They work along side many psychology, English, general humanities majors along with some STEM/business majors.  What they all have though is a 3.0+ gpa and the ability to communicate and working well with others---the EQ quotient is key for getting the jobs.

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