Minors
Discipline minors allow students to expand their professional flexibility, develop skills to be applied to graduate or professional programs, and pursue personal or intellectual interests. Students who wish to minor in a particular field or discipline can structure a minor course of study with the assistance of an academic advisor.
General guidelines for all minors appear below; any additional discipline-specific guidelines for each minor can be found in the minor descriptions within the Field of Study section of the catalog.
General Guidelines for Earning a Discipline Minor
- A minor consists of at least six courses (for a minimum of 18 credits) in a particular discipline.
- Up to two courses that are among a student's major requirements can be used toward a minor in another discipline. For example, up to two psychology courses that are required by the nursing major can be used toward a minor in psychology.
- Students may declare more than one minor; however, no individual course can be counted toward multiple minors regardless of the type of minor.
- Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in a course for it to be counted toward a minor.
Students can declare a minor by submitting a Declaration of Minor Form, which is available on the WebXpress Student Menu under the Registrar’s Office forms, prior to their last semester of study. Once this declaration is submitted to the Registrar's Office, students can track their progress in their minor using "My Progress" in Student Planning. Minors may not be requested after a student has graduated. Minors are currently being offered in the following fields:
Minors in the following fields can be completed through online or hybrid course work:
- Criminal Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Information Systems
- Legal Studies (This minor is not intended to prepare students to work as paralegals and is not approved by the American Bar Association. LAW 102, a prerequisite for all LAW courses, and some core LAW courses are offered in hybrid format.)
- Management
Additional minors are available through the traditional undergraduate program. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for more information.