Academic Minors

Academic Minors

Students in the College are given the option of electing one or more academic minors offered by units within the College. Note that electing to earn an academic minor is optional; it is not a requirement; and note too that there is no limit on the number of academic minors a student may elect. Academic minors, along with their requirements and other pertinent information, are described in detail in Chapter VI of the Bulletin.

An academic minor will require no less than 15 credits of course work, will show structure and coherence, and will contain some upper-level courses. At least 10 out of the 15 credits must be taken in-residence. Students who declare and complete an approved academic minor will receive a notation on their student transcript but not on their diploma.

  • Students may not use more than one course to meet both the requirements of an academic minor and the prerequisites or requirements of a concentration.
  • NO course may be used to satisfy the requirements of more than one academic minor.
  • If the academic minor has prerequisites, students taking courses to meet the prerequisites to a concentration may also count those courses as prerequisites to the academic minor.
  • Advanced Placement credits may not be used to meet the requirements of an academic minor, but may be used to meet prerequisites to an academic minor.
  • Since students electing an academic minor are required to meet the area distribution requirement, courses elected to meet the requirements of an academic minor also may be part of the student's area distribution plan.
  • A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in courses taken to meet requirements of an academic minor, including any prerequisites.
  • A course or courses that are part of a student's academic minor may also meet the Language Requirement, the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Race & Ethnicity Requirement, or the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.

     

Other Units

Students in the units listed below also have the option of pursuing academic minors offered by LS&A. Limitations may apply on which academic minors may be chosen. Interested students should consult an academic advisor in their home unit before making an appointment to see an LS&A program advisor about academic minors offered in LS&A.

  • the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning ( effective Fall 2003 )
  • the School of Art & Design ( effective Winter 2002 )
  • the Stephen M. Ross School of Business ( effective Fall 2004 )
  • the Dental Hygiene Program ( effective Winter 2003 )
  • the School of Education ( effective Fall 2002 )
  • the College of Engineering ( effective Winter Term 2001 )
  • the School of Kinesiology ( effective Fall 2001 )
  • the School of Music, Theatre & Dance ( effective Winter 2002 )
  • the School of Natural Resources and Environment ( effective Winter Term 2002 )
  • the School of Nursing ( effective Fall 2002 )
  • the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( effective Fall 2007 )

The College of Pharmacy is the only Undergraduate unit currently NOT allowing students to elect LSA academic minors.

The School of Kinesiology offers two Academic Minors:  (1) Health and (2) Movement Science.  The Movement Science minor is open only to School of Music, Theatre & Dance students. [These minors are NOT open to LSA students].

The College of Engineering offers the following Academic Minors [These minors are NOT open to LSA students].

(1) International Minor for Engineers 

(2) Multidisciplinary Design Minor

(3). Minor in  Electrical Engineering

The School of Art and Design offers an academic minor in Art & Design.  The Art & Design Academic Minor is currently open only to students enrolled in the College of Engineering. It is NOT open to LSA students.

The School of Music, Theatre & Dance offers two academic minors (1) Music ( not open to those electing a Music concentration, including those in the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance ) ; (2) African American Theatre ( not open to those electing any concentration in the Department of Theatre and Drama ).

The School of Social Work offers an academic minor in Community Action and Social Change (CASC)

 

 

Academic Minor Programs (alphabetical listing)
Approved Academic Minors, by Department