Academic Minors

The College offers the option of academic minors in a variety of disciplines, as described in the Academic Programs section of the Catalog of Undergraduate Studies. Academic minors provide students with a prescribed group of courses that can add a special dimension to the major. A minor may also allow students an opportunity to pursue a personal interest or passion unrelated to the major. A minor can encourage a student to organize electives into a significant collection of coursework that can provide academic or pre-professional support for graduate work or employment.

• A minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits.
• Students may elect minors outside of the discipline in which they are majoring.
• Students may elect up to two (2) minors.
• Minors are declared by filling out a form in the Office of Academic Advisement.
• Students follow the minor requirements in the catalog under which they enter (students must follow the same catalog for both major and minor requirements).
• Students self-advise for the minor using the catalog, Academic Progress Report (DegreeWorks) and/or with assistance from the Office of Academic Advisement.
• Requirements for the declared minor must be completed by the time of graduation (students may not finish a minor after graduation).
• For successful completion of the minor, students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
• A maximum of two courses (6-8 credits) for the minor may be equivalent transferred courses or taken pass/fail up to the discretion of the department (Transfer courses and courses taken pass/fail carry no quality points).
• Minors will be recorded on the student’s academic transcript.
• All matters related to a minor fall within the purview of the academic department(s) within which the minor resides.
• Students may use courses from the major (or liberal education) to fulfill minor requirements up to the discretion of the department(s).