A formal minor is a structured and approved area of academic study of at least 12 non-duplicative semester hours outside the primary academic discipline of the student's major and beyond the courses required for the student's major and general education programs. At least nine of the required hours must be at the upper division level. The courses for an approved minor may be taken from one or multiple academic disciplines. Students must earn a grade of at least "C" in all course work applicable to a formal minor. When a student's major and minor programs require the same courses, the credit hours for those courses are counted toward the major, and additional courses are required to achieve the minimum of 12 hours beyond the major.

In order to graduate with a formal minor that will be noted on the student's permanent record, the student must complete the requirements noted above and submit to the Registrar's Office a completed and approved "Declaration of Formal Minor" form along with the student's formal petition to graduate. The formal minors available at the time this catalog went to press are listed below. The office responsible for approving the minor declaration form and for advising students about the specific requirements of a minor are also noted.

Formal Minors	See for Advisement & Declaration Approval:
Accounting	Coles College Advising Team and Accounting Department
African & African American Studies*	History and Philosophy Department
Anthropology	Sociology, Geography & Anthropology Department
Business Law	Coles College Advising Team and Accounting Department
Chemistry	Chemistry Department
Criminology	Sociology, Geography & Anthropology Department
Economics	Coles College Advising Team and Economic Department
Finance	Coles College Advising Team and Economic Department
Gender (Women's) Studies	Sociology, Geography, and Anthropology Department
Geography	Sociology, Geography & Anthropology Department
German*	Foreign Language Department
Gerontology	Sociology, Geography & Anthropology Department
History*	History and Philosophy Department
International Affairs	Political Science & International Affairs Department
Latin American Studies	Political Science & International Affairs Department
Legal Studies	Political Science & International Affairs Department
Literary Studies*	English Department
Management	Coles College Advising Team and Management & Entrepreneurship Department
Marketing	Coles College Advising Team and Marketing & Professional Sales Department
Native American Studies	Sociology, Geography, and Anthropology Department
Operations & Purchasing	Coles College Advising Team and Management & Entrepreneurship Department
Philosophy	History & Philosophy Depart. and Philosophy Coordinator
Professional Sales	Coles College Advising Team and Professional Sales Dept.
Professional Writing*	English Department
Sociology	Sociology, Geography & Anthropology Department
Spanish*	Foreign Language Department

* Subject to final approval