Academic Minor
An academic minor is offered by a department. It is a defined program which reflects a coherent body of knowledge in one or more disciplines. A minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of coursework. Unless listed otherwise in the description of the specific minor, the following apply to all minors.
- At least half of the required credits for the minor must be at an advanced level (300 level or above) as defined by the minor.
- Coursework for an academic minor is presented with the same intellectual rigor as that expected of courses which fulfill requirements of a major.
- To successfully complete an academic minor, a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.0 must be achieved in courses required for the minor.
- A minimum of 6 credits must be provided by non-required courses of the program (free electives/professional electives/bioselectives/directed electives/liberal arts electives are not considered required courses for the purposes of Minor completion.
- A student may not minor in a subject area in which that student is also completing a major.
- A minor cannot be completed after graduation.
- One course (3 to 4 credits) required for the minor may be taken outside ACPHS with approval from the chair of the department which houses the minor.
Note: All courses for the minor must be taken for a grade unless P/F is the only option.