Minors Defined, Titles

A minor consists of 18–24 graduation credits which must include a minimum of 9 graduation credits of “advanced course work” (defined as course work requiring at least one prerequisite course and/or courses at or above the 300 level.)

No student may use a minor title that is the same as the title of the student’s major.

Only the following are acceptable minor titles to appear on the academic record:

“Combined with Major” for approved combined major and minor programs

Titles approved by the Curriculum Committee or by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee of the Undergraduate Academic Council

“Interdisciplinary” if approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee of the Undergraduate Academic Council

Students Required to Complete a Minor:

A student is required to complete a minor if the student has only one major and that major is neither an approved “combined major and minor” nor an approved “departmental major.”

If the student with a single, non-combined, non-departmental major has only one minor, the same course may not be used to fulfill the requirements of both the major and the discrete minor. I.e., no “double counting” between the major and minor is allowed.

However, if that student has two or more minors, the same course may be “double counted” toward the major and one of the minors. (“Double counting” among minors is never allowed.)

Students Not Required to Complete a Minor:

A student with two or more majors or a major that is either an approved “combined major and minor” or an approved “departmental major” is not required to have a discrete minor, but the student may elect to have one or more minors listed on the academic record.

If the student does elect one or more minors, the same course may be “double counted” toward the major (or even more than one of the majors) and toward one of the minors. (“Double counting” among minors is never allowed.)

Similarly, if the student in a “combined major and minor program” elects one or more minors, the same course may be “double counted” toward the “minor” requirements of the combined major and toward one of the minors. Naturally, students in a combined major and minor program who complete one or more discrete minors nevertheless must complete all requirements in the combined major program.

NOTE: For students with two or more majors, the display of more than the first and second majors on the student’s official transcript will not be possible before fall 2003. Until the full listing becomes possible, students with multiple majors desiring to declare one or more minors must do so in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, LC 30. Once satisfactory completion of the minor(s) has been verified, a separate official document will be issued by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education verifying which minor or minors have been completed.

Multiple Minors

Students may declare two or more minors, but the same course may not be applied to more than one of the minors. (I.e., “double counting” among minors is never allowed.) However, the same course may be applied to one of the minors and to one (or more) of the applicable majors.

NOTE:  For students with one major and more than two minors, the display of more than the first and second minors on the student’s official transcript will not be possible before fall 2003. Until the full listing becomes possible, students with one major desiring to declare a third or subsequent minor must do so in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, LC 30. Once satisfactory completion of the additional minor(s) has been verified, a separate official document will be issued by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education verifying which additional minor or minors have been completed. [For students with multiple majors and multiple minors, see the note at the end of in the preceding section “Students Not Required to Complete a Minor.”]

Approved Minors

Listed here are the minor titles that have been approved by the Undergraduate Academic Council. Action of the Council also mandates that the following may not be used as a minor title: social welfare.

Africana Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) including one course from among the following: A Aas 142, 219 or 219Z, 286, 287 and 490.

Anthropology  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level). Students are required to take A Ant 100 and one of the following core courses: A Ant 110, 104, 108 or 108, or A Ant 220.

Art  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an A Art prefix. Six (6) of the required 18 credits may be from courses with an A Arh prefix or from other courses that have been approved for the faculty-initiated interdisciplinary major in art history.

Art History  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) including A Arh 170 and 171, and 6 additional credits from course work with an A Arh prefix. The remaining 6 credits may be selected from: A Arh 263, 264, or any course with an A Arh prefix; A Ant 268; A Cas 240; A Cla 207, A Cla 208, 209, 301, 302, 303 (or 303Z), 307, 310, 311, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 490 and 497; A Eac 280; A His 263Z, 264Z, 302Z, 303Z 364Z; A Rel 200; and A Thr 380.

Asian Studies  A minimum of 21 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) including A His 176, A His 177 or 177Z and one of the following courses: A His 381 or 381Z or 382 or 382Z. The remaining 12 credits to be selected from the following courses, must include at least one course in at least two of the following regions: South Asia, East Asia, Southwest Asia.

South Asia:  A His 377 or 377Z, 378 or 378Z, R Pos 358, (graduate courses: A His 578, R Pos 558).

East Asia:  A His 379 or 379Z, 380 or 380Z, A Eac 210, A Eac 211, A Eac 212. A Eac 220.

Southwest Asia:  A His 383 or 383Z; R Pos 359; A Jst 341Z; A His 381 or 381Z and 382 or 382Z; A Ant 243.

Other:  A Ant 332, colloquia, independent study, or independent research courses as appropriate, to be approved by the director of Asian studies.

Atmospheric Science  A minimum of 19 graduation credits from course work with an A Atm prefix, including A Atm 210 or 210Z, 211; and at least 6 credits from all 300-level and higher A Atm courses; A Atm 490, 497, 499 are excluded. Appropriate prerequisite courses in mathematics and physics are necessary to complete the required minor courses.

Bioethics:  A minimum of 18 graduation credits including an introductory course (A Phi 114 or 115 or 212); an introductory course in biology (A Bio 102, A Bio 110/Z, or A Bio 209; biology majors may substitute an advanced biology course for this requirement); Moral Problems in Medicine (A Phi 338); 3 credits at 300-level or higher in ethical and/or political theory (A Phi 320, 321, 326, 425, 474 or R Pos 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 310); and 6 credits from advanced related courses.

Advanced related courses include:  A Ant 312, 360, 361, 364, 365, 418, 450; A Bio 205, 212, 214, 311, 318, A Eco 381; A Gog 310, A Phi 417; A Psy 329, A Psy 385, 386, 387; A Soc 359; R Crj 405, 428; R Pos 328, U Uni 310.

Advanced related graduate courses include:  A Ant 511, 512, 516, 517, 518; A Bio 511, 519, A Eco 509, 511, 512, A Phi 505, 506, 517, H Epi 501, 502, H Hpm 501, 511, R Pos 502, R Pub 502. Students may use other courses to fulfill the related courses requirement at the discretion of the director of the program, Professor Bonnie Steinbock.

Biology  A minimum of 18 graduation credits, including A Bio 110, 111 or 111Z, 212Y. Additional credits are selected from biology courses that yield biology credit toward the biology major.

Business  A minimum of 18 graduation credits as follows: B Acc 211; B Itm 215 (or I Csi 101, or I Csi 201); A Mat108 (or A Eco 320, or B Itm 220); and any three of the following courses: B Acc 222; B Bus 250; B Fin 300, B Law 321, B Mgt 341, B Mkt 310, and B Itm 330.

Students majoring in criminal justice, economics, linguistics, mathematics, psychology, public affairs or sociology who complete a statistics course in the major may substitute either B Law 200 or 220 for the statistics requirement in the Business minor.

Students majoring in computer science who complete I Csi 201 in the major may substitute either B Law 200 or B Law 220 for the B Itm 215 basic programming requirement in the Business minor.

Students majoring in rhetoric and communication who complete B Itm 220, A Mat 108, B Itm 215, I Csi 101, or I Csi 201 in their major may substitute either B Law 200 or 220 in the Business minor. When both the statistics and computer requirements are involved, either B Law 200 or 220 may substitute for statistics in the Business minor and an additional major course may substitute for computer science in the major.

Chemistry  A minimum of 22 graduation credits as follows: A Chm 120 or 130 and 121 or 131, 124, 125, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225 and an additional 3 credits selected from A Chm 320, 342, 350, 442, 443, or 444.

Chinese Studies  A minimum of 21 graduation credits of which 15 must be A Eac 102, 201, and 202. The remaining 6 credits may be earned from any A Eac or A Eas course except A Eac 101 and A Eas 220.

Cognitive Science  A minimum of 18 graduation credits, (9 credits or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring a prerequisite) to include: A Lin 301, 3 courses from: I Csi 201, A Lin 321, A Phi 210, A Psy 365; and 6 credits from the following list: I Csi 101, 201, 210, 310, 409; A Lin 322, 421, or 421Z, 422; A Phi 332, 415, 418, 422, 432; A Psy 210, 211, 381, 382, or 382Z.

Computer Science  A minimum of 19 graduation credits of which at least 13 credits must have an I Csi prefix. The courses taken must include I Csi 201, 310 and any other I Csi course at the 300-level or higher; plus at least 9 credits from the following list of courses: one but not both of I Csi 101 and B Itm 215 ; any other course with an I Csi prefix; A Phy 353, 454; A Mat 220, 313, 367, 372 or 372Z, 374, 401; A Phi 432; any one of A Atm 498, A Bio 440, A Chm 411.

Criminal Justice Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 credits or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring a prerequisite) in course work from among the following: any R Crj courses; A Soc 203, 283, 380.

Documentary Studies  A minimum of 18 credits, which must include A Doc 251 (3 credits); a theory course from those outlined under the major (3 credits); two core concentration courses in one of the areas outlined under the major (6 credits); A Doc 450 (3 credits), one elective (3 credits) from the “Electives” list.

Economics  A minimum of 18 graduation credits in course work with an A Eco prefix as follows: A Eco 110, 111, and 12 additional credits at or above the 300 level.

Educational Studies  Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 credits of course work offered by the School of Education. This includes a minimum of 12 credits at or above the 300 level. At least 3 credits of E Edu 390 (Community Service) or the E Cpy Middle Earth Sequence are required. No more than 6 credits may be fulfilled through E Edu 390.

Electronics  A minimum of 20 graduation credits as follows: A Phy 140 or 141, 145, 150 or 151, 155, 240 or 241, 415, 416, and 353.

English  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level from course work with an A Eng prefix.)

Film Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) including A Arh 260 and 15 credits from the following: A Arh 261, 263, 264, 361, 362, 363, 364, 367, 368, 460, 461 (A Wss 461), 491, A Com 378*, A Eas 140, A Eng 243*, 243Z, 355, 419*, A Fre 208, 238 (A Arh 238), 281, 315, 415, A Ita 318, A Jst 225 (A His 225), A Lcs 315, 403, A Por 318 (A Lcs 318), A Rus 280, 380, A Spn 314 (A Lcs 314), 418, A Thr 230, 407, A Wss 280, 281*. (*When topic focuses on film.)

French  A minimum of 18 graduation credits from course work with an A Fre prefix above A Fre 101 including A Fre 341Z. No more than 3 credits of courses conducted in English may be used to satisfy the requirements of the minor. Students who begin their French studies at or above the 200 level are encouraged to meet with the coordinator of advisement for French Studies, in constructing a minor.

Geography  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an A Gog prefix.

Geology A minimum of 20 graduation credits. Required courses include A Geo 105/ A Env 105, A Geo 106, 230, 250; and 9 credits at or above the 300 level and/or in Geology courses requiring at least one prerequisite course.

Globalization in the Americas  The minor requires 18 credits in appropriate courses, with a minimum of 9 credits in courses at the 300 level or above. The requirements include the following courses: Nine (9) credits to include: A Lcs/His 100; A Lcs 201 or A Lcs/Aas/Ant 269; A Cas 103 or A Lcs/Soc 225; nine (9) additional credits to be chosen from among the following courses: A Lcs/R Pos 349, A Lcs/R Pos 357, A Lcs 358, A Lcs 359, A Lcs 374, A Lcs/Eco 361, A Lcs 410, A Lcs/His/Wss 451, A Lcs 475, A Lcs/Soc/Wss 308.

Greek and Roman Civilization  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from among the following: any course with an A Cla, A Clc, A Clg, or A Cll prefix; A Phi 310.

Hebrew  A minimum of 18 graduation credits in course work with an A Heb prefix above the 102 level. Students who begin with A Heb 101 and/or 102 must complete 15 graduation credits above the 102 level. No more than 4 credits of A Heb 450 may be applied to the minor.

History  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) in course work with an A His prefix including no more than 12 credits from any one of the geographic areas of concentration listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin. A student may, on petition to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the history department, count toward the minor one relevant course of no more than 4 credits taken in a department other than history.

Informatics:  A minimum of 18 graduation credits including I Csi 101 or 110 or 201 or B Itm 215; I Ist 100, I Inf 201, and B Itm 331; and any two courses from among I Csi 203, 204, 205, 300, I Ist 423, 424, and B Itm 330.

International Perspectives  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) following one of the tracks below. Appropriate courses from SUNY overseas academic programs may be substituted for any of the courses listed with approval from Professor Savitt, Associate Director of International Education, who will also consider approving other courses which would enhance these concentrations.

Third-World Track:  NOTE: No more than 6 credits with the same prefix may be used in this track.

1. 3 credits from A Ant 108 or 108Z, A Cas 150;
   
   
2. 3 credits from A Aas 150, A Aas 287 or A His 287, A Ant 145 or A His 145 or A Lcs 145, A Ant 243 or A Jst 243, A Eco 361 or A Lcs 361, A Fre 208, A Fre 281, A His 158 or 158Z, A His 177 or 177Z, A Lcs 100 or 100Z;
   
   
3. 6 credits from Theory Courses: A Ant 361 or 361Z, A Cas 141; A Eco 330 or 330Z; A Gog 160 or R Pos 350 or R Pub 350;
   
   
4. 6 credits from Geographic Region Courses: A Aas 269 or A Ant 269 or A Lcs 269, A Aas 270 or A Gog 270, A Aas 322, A Aas 342 or A Ant 342, A Ant 146 or 146Z or A Lcs 150 or 150Z, A Lcs 250 or 250Z or A Gog 250/250Z, A Ant 341 or 341Z or A Lcs 341 or 341Z; A Eac 470Z or A Gog 470Z; His 170 or A Lcs 102, A His 367 or 367Z, A His 369/369Z or A Lcs 369, A His 371 or 371Z or A Lcs 371; A Lcs 115 or A Por 115, R Pos 355.

Social and Political Systems Track:

1. 6 credits in A Rus 162 or 162Z and R Pos 102;
   
   
2. 12 credits from A Eco 313 or 313Z; A His 353 or 353Z, 355 or 355Z; A Jst 359 or R Pos 359; R Pos 310, 350 or R Pub 350, 452Z.

NOTE: Political Science majors should not choose this track because of the excessive concentration in Political Science courses.

Global Issues Track: NOTE: No more than 6 credits with the same prefix may be used in this track.

18 credits from A Aas 150, 240 or A Lcs 240 or A Wss 240; A Ant 100, 361 or 361Z, 363, 381 or 381Z or A Wss 381 or 381Z; A Atm 102, 300Z; A Bio 311 or A Gog 310 or U Uni 310; A Eco 330 or 330Z; A His 296, 366, or 366Z, 454 or 454Z, 455 or 455Z, 456 or 456Z, 460 or 460Z; A Soc 344 or 344Z or A Wss 344 or 344Z; A Wss 360, 433 or 433Z or R Pos 433Z; E Edu 375; R Pos 472Z, 473Z; R Pub 395 or R Pos 395.

Italian   A minimum of 18 graduation credits from course work with an A Ita prefix above A Ita 100, including A Ita 206, 207, 301Z or 315.

Japanese Studies  A minimum of 21 graduation credits of which 15 must be A Eaj 102, 201, and 202. The remaining 6 credits may be earned from any A Eaj or A Eas course except A Eaj 101 and A Eas 220.

Journalism  The requirements for a journalism minor will be fulfilled by a minimum of 18 graduation credits, including 9 required credits: AJRL 200Z, AJRL 270Z, and AJRL 308Z. The remaining 9 elective credits can be drawn from AJRL courses at the 200 level (no more than 3 credits), 300 level and 400 level. Courses from outside the AJRL curriculum can be counted only with permission of the Director of the Journalism Program. Minors are not eligible for the Journalism Honors Program.

Judaic Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) from course work in the Department of Judaic Studies or other relevant departments. No more than 4 credits from among A Heb 450 or A Jst 450 or 490 may be applied to the minor.

Korean Studies  A minimum of 21 graduation credits of which 15 must be A Eak 102, 201 and 202. The remaining 6 credits may be earned from any A Eak or A Eas course except A Eak 101 and A Eas 220.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) to include: A Lcs 100 or 100Z; A Lcs 150 or 150Z or 201 or 302; A Lcs 102 or 269; and 9 additional credits in course work with an A Lcs prefix.

Library and Information Science  A minimum of 18 graduation credits including I Csi 101 or 201 or B Itm 215; I Ist 523 (various suffixes); I Ist 601; I Ist 602, and two additional I Ist electives at the 500 level or higher, as advised. Open only to students in combined bachelor/master IST programs in the Department of Information Studies.

Linguistics  A minimum of 18 graduation credits, including A Lin 220, A Lin 321 or 322, and 6 additional credits in courses with an A Lin prefix. (A Lin 289 may not be used to satisfy the requirements for the minor.) The remaining credits may be selected from courses with an A Lin prefix or from the following courses which are approved electives within the linguistics major: A Ant 424; A Clc 125; A Com 373, 465; I Csi 101, 201, or 310; A Eng 311; A Fre 306, 406, 450; A Heb 203; A Phi 210, 332, 415, 432; A Por 402; A Psy 365, 381; A Spn 401, 402, 405; one of the following: A Psy 210, A Mat 108, or A Soc 221.

Mathematics  A minimum of 18 graduation credits in courses with an A Mat prefix numbered 105 or higher. These credits must include a minimum of 12 credits at or above the 200 level.

Medical Anthropology  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) as follows: A Ant 110; at least 6 credits from the series A Ant 119, 364, 365, 418 or 418Z, and 450Z; at least 3 credits from the series A Ant 311, 311Z, 319, 414, or 414Z; additional courses may include the following: A Bio 117, 209, 308, 407; and A Soc 359.

Medieval & Renaissance Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) including 3 credits from History courses, 3 credits from Literature and Philosophy courses, 3 credits from Art and Music courses. The remaining 9 credits are to be selected from any of the approved courses listed below.

History Core Courses: A His 338, 391 (when appropriate).

History Elective Courses: A His 235 or 235Z; A Jst 343 or 343Z; A Spn 313.

Literature and Philosophy Courses: A Eng 289, 291, 341, 345, 348, 421, 422, 425; A Ita 421, 441; A Jst 430; A Phi 311, 312; A Spn 311, 482.

Art and Music Courses: A Arh 331, 332, 341, 342; A Mus 205, 230, 287 (when appropriate).

Music  A minimum of 18 graduation credits to include A Mus 100, one course chosen from 185, 186, 187, or 287; 230, 231, 245, 247.

Organization Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits selected from the following courses: A Com 369; A Eco 370; A Psy 341/341Z; A Psy 450; A Soc 342/342Z; A Soc 357; A Soc 450Z; A Soc 494; R Pad 302; R Pad 303; R Pad 329. A student may petition the director of the minor program to take a course not listed. Prerequisites for courses in the minor: A Com 369 – A Com 265 or permission of instructor; A Eco 370 – A Eco 110 and A Eco 111; A Psy 341/341Z – A Psy 101, 210 or equivalent statistics course or permission of instructor; A Soc 342/342Z, Soc 357, Soc 450Z – A Soc 115 or 115 or permission of instructor, R Pad 302 – only one of R Pad 302 and R Pub 302 may be taken for credit; R Pad 303 – junior or senior class standing; R Pad 329 – only one of R Pad 329 and R Pub 329 can be taken for credit – prerequisites: R Pos 101 or 101Z and 102, or junior or senior class standing.

Philosophy  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an A Phi prefix, including at least two of the following: A Phi 110, 210, 212, 310, 312.

Physics  A minimum of 18 graduation credits as follows: A Phy 140 or 141, 150 or 151, 240 or 241, and 250; and at least two courses with an A Phy prefix at the 300-level or above.

Political Science  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an R Pos prefix, including R Pos 101.

Portuguese  A minimum of 18 graduation credits from course work with an A Por prefix.

Public Health  A minimum of 18 graduation credits as follows: 12 credits from the following core courses: H Sph 201; H Sph 321, H Sph 341 and H Sph 342; one course chosen from the following: A Phi 115, H Sph 202, H Sph 310/ H Hpm 310; and one course chosen from the following: H Sph 231, A Ant 418.

Psychology  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an A Psy prefix, including A Psy 101 or 102.

Public Policy  18 credits, including. R Pub 140, R Pad 303, R Pad 329, R Pub 340/R Pos 340, and two courses chosen from the following courses: R Pad 204, R Pad 302, R Pub 303/R Pad 304, R Pad 307, R Pub 316, R Pub 321, R Pad 324, R Pub 325 or R Pos 325, R Pub 328 or R Pos 328, R Pub 330, R Pub 399, R Pad 414/R Pub 414, R Pad 424.

Religious Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) including A Phi 214 and one of the following methodological courses: A Ant 363, A Phi 322. Of the remaining credits, 6 credits must be chosen from core courses, the remainder from either core or supplementary courses or, with the approval of the director of the program, other course offerings. No more than 9 credits from any one department may be included in the minimum 18 credits required for the minor.

Core Courses  A Rel 100, 299, 397, 499; A Aas 341; 363; A Clc 402; A Clc 403; A Eac 344; A Eng 221; A Heb 203, 390; A His 235 or 235Z, 324; A Jst 150, 280, 281Z, 335, 430; 322, 342, 344, 346, 412; A Spn 313. In addition, special topics courses (e.g., A Eng 378, A Jst 326, A Jst 499, A Phi 340, A Psy 450 or 450Z) may be included when the given topic directly concerns religious studies.

Supplementary courses:  A Ant 243, 364; A Arh 303 (or 303Z); A Cla 207Z or 207; A Clc 105Z or 105; A Clg 103 or A Rel 103, A Clg 104 or A Rel 104; A Cll 403; A Eng 289, 348; A Gog 402 or 402Z; A His 339, 381, 425, 463; A Cas 160Z, 222; A Ita 421; A Jst 251, 252, 253, 341Z, 342Z, 343 or 343Z; A Phy 201Z or 201; A Rus 251; R Ssw 220.

Rhetoric and Communication  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course) from course work with an A Com prefix.

Russian and East European Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits from among the following with no more than 6 credits from any one prefix: A Gog 371; A His 352 or 352Z, 353 or 353Z, 354 or 354Z, 355 or 355Z; R Pos 354, 356, 452Z; A Rus 161 or 161Z, 251, 252, 253.

Russian  A minimum of 18 graduation credits in courses with A Rus prefix as advised with at least 9 credits in course work at the 300 level or above and/or in courses requiring at least one prerequisite course.

Sociology  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) from course work with an A Soc prefix, including A Soc 115 or 115Z.

Spanish  A minimum of 18 graduation credits from course work with an A Spn prefix above A Spn 100, including A Spn 205 or 206, 207 (or an additional 3 credit Spanish course above the 101 level), and 301 or 301Z.

Statistics  A minimum of 18 graduation credits in courses with an A Mat prefix numbered 105 or above, including either (1) A Mat 367, 368, and 369 or (2) A Mat 367, 467, and 468. NOTE: This minor is not open to students with a major in Mathematics.

Theatre  A minimum of 18 graduation credits from course work with an A Thr prefix, 9 or more of which must be in courses at or above the 300 level. Internship credits (A Thr 390 and 490) may not be used to satisfy minor requirements.

Students are urged to seek departmental advisement in planning their minors and in selecting courses. General suggestions for planning a minor follow:

Students interested in performance are advised to take A Thr 130 or 135 or 235, 221 or 222, 240, and 9 credits from the following: A Thr 300, 310, 320, 322 or 322Z, 340, 341, 343, 345, 350, 351, 406Z, 440, 446, 447, and 449.

Students interested in design and technical theatre are advised to take A Thr 130 or 135, and 15 credits from the following, 9 of which must be at or above the 300 level: A Thr 210Z, 235, 250, 260, 263, 270, 280, 315, 360, 365, 370, 371, 375, 380, 385, 386, 448, 465 and 470.

Students interested in literature, history and theory are advised to take A Thr 221 and 222 and 12 credits from the following, 9 of which must be at or above the 300 level: A Thr 210Z, 225, 320, 322 or 322Z, 406Z, 430, 455, and 456.

Urban Studies and Planning  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level) as follows: A Gog 125, A Gog 225 or 225Z, and either A Gog 220 or A Pln 220; and 3 courses from A Ant 334, 372 or 372Z; A Eas 321; A Eco 341 or 341Z, 456Z; E Edu 400, 401, 427; A Gog 321, 324, 330, 480 495, 496; A His 303Z, 317 or 317Z, 318 or 318Z; A Lcs 321; A Pln 315Z, 320 or 320Z, 330, 425, 426, 430, 432, 436, 437, 443, 449, 451, 452 (formerly 450), 455, 456, 474, 475, 476, 485, 490, 490, 497; R Pos 321, 323, 424; R Pub 321; A Soc 371, 373, 375, 473Z.

U.S. Latino Studies  A minimum of 18 required credits in LCS courses. At least 9 of these credits should be at the 300 level or above.

Required courses for the minor. 9 credits to include the following courses: A Lcs 100, 201, and 269. Nine additional credits from the following courses: A Lcs 318, 357, 359, 374, 402, 415, and 475, or any other appropriate LCS courses as advised.

Women’s Studies  A minimum of 18 graduation credits (9 or more of which must be in course work at or above the 300 level), including A Wss 101/101Z or A Wss 220/220Z or A Wss 240/240Z/241. In addition to A Wss prefix courses, any course cross-listed with Wss (from Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Classics, East Asian Studies, English, Judaic Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology) will count towards the requirement, as will A His 256 and A His 293. Special Topics courses in other departments that focus on women’s issues are also acceptable with the approval of the Chair of the Women’s Studies Department or when offered as A Wss 299, 399, or 498.

Student-Initiated Interdisciplinary Minors

A student wishing a minor for which no existing title is appropriate must submit a proposed minor to the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee. The subject area and the combination of courses must be interdisciplinary in nature and must have been approved by the student’s major adviser before consideration by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee. If approved, the minor will be listed as “Interdisciplinary” on the Academic Record.

The proposed minor must consist of 18-24 graduation credits which must include a minimum of 9 credits in course work requiring one or more prerequisite courses or courses at or above the 300 level.

For an interdisciplinary minor, there must be course work from at least two different departments/programs/schools; it must have a faculty sponsor who is familiar with the focus of the minor.

Further information and application procedures may be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard Collier in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, LC 30, 518-437-3747.