Minors
The College of Arts and Sciences offers about 50 minors, which students can choose to do to complement their major or to explore an entirely different area than their major. A full list of minors, as well as the curriculum for each minor, is available in the Undergraduate Catalog.
The process to declare a minor is similar as that of declaring a major in that students fill out a petition and get it signed by a faculty advisor in the minor program; then they bring the petition for final action to the CEA (One ME). Progress toward completion of the minor will be reviewed during the graduation clearance interview and the minor will be indicated on the student's transcript after the student has completed the minor program and has received his or her degree. Students who wish to design their own minor or do a minor may propose an independent minor, and students who wish to do a minor in another college should petition that college.
A complete list of minors:
African-American Studies
Anthropology (listed under Sociology and Anthropology)
Architectural History (listed under Architecture)
Art (listed under Art + Design)
Art History (listed under Art + Design)
Biology
Chemistry
Cinema Studies
Communication Studies
Cultural Anthropology (listed under Sociology and Anthropology)
Digital Art (listed under Art + Design)
East Asian Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Economics
Education, Elementary (listed under Education)
Education, Secondary (listed under Education)
English Literature (listed under English)
English Writing (listed under English)
Environmental Geology (listed under Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Environmental Sciences (listed under Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Environmental Studies (listed under Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Ethnomusicology (listed under Music)
French (listed under Modern Languages)
Geology (listed under Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Graphic Design (listed under Art + Design)
History
Human Services
International Affairs
Jewish Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Journalism
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Law, Policy, and Society (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Leadership Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Linguistics Literature (listed under English)
Marine Biology (listed under Biology)
Marine Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Mathematics
Middle East Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Music
Music Industry (listed under Music)
Music Theatre (listed under Music)
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies (listed under Philosophy)
Rhetoric (listed under Communications and English)
Sociology (listed under Sociology and Anthropology)
Spanish (listed under Modern Languages)
Technical Communications (listed under English)
Theatre
Urban Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Women's Studies (listed under Interdisciplinary Minors)
Three minors in other colleges are available to students in the College of Arts & Science:
Business Administration
Computer Science
Medical Laboratory Science