Individualized Minor

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The individualized minor is designed to provide flexibility for students to pursue a secondary academic goal that does not fit within the structure of available minors. A student who proposes such an individualized minor must have at least 40 semester hours of work remaining toward the 128-semester-hour degree requirement at the time of entry into the program. The program, which must receive the approval of the Curriculum Committee,* requires:

a clear statement of the objective to be reached by the program
a course-by-course, semester-by-semester schedule leading to the minor and description of how courses meet the objective
a minimum of 20 semester hours for the approved program to be determined by the Curriculum Committee in consultation with the advisor; no more than 4 of the hours may be counted in another major or minor; a copy of the approved program must be signed by the Curriculum Committee Chairperson and kept on file in the Registrar’s Office
written recommendations from the faculty advisor of record and a knowledgeable faculty member from a department involved in the minor indicating their approval of the plan and their assurance that the liberal arts emphasis of the University is maintained

*Once the program is approved, any forthcoming substitutions and/or waivers must be approved by the Curriculum Committee.

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Individualized Minor