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Arts & Sciences

Arts & Sciences

MINOR FIELDS OF STUDY

  1. Undergraduate students may declare a "minor" field of study. Requirements may be satisfied by:
    1. completion of 18 or more credits of any of the minors that have been proposed by one or more departments and approved by the Curricular Affairs Committee, Faculty Senate, and the President; or
    2. completion of 18 or more credits within a curriculum other than the student's major; or
    3. completion of 18 or more credits of relative studies offered by more than one department and sponsored by a faculty member competent in the minor field of study.
      To declare a minor, a student must have approval of the department chairperson of the minor field of study (or faculty sponsor in option c of this paragraph), and the student's academic dean. A student's approval minor(s) will be listed on the student's academic record after graduation.
  2. At least twelve of the eighteen credits required for the minor shall be at the 200 level or above. A minimum average of 2.0 must be earned in the eighteen or more credits required for the minor.
  3. At least half of the credits required for a minor must be earned at the University of Rhode Island.
  4. No course may be used to apply to both the major and minor fields of study. Courses in general education may be used for the minor. Courses in the minor may not be taken under the pass-fail grading option.
  5. Application of a minor must be filed in the academic dean's office no later than the beginning of the student's final semester or term.
  6. College of Business Administration students need the approval of the Scholastic Standing Committee for interdepartmental minors.
  7. Approval of a minor does not guarantee space in any course required for the minor.