Minors
In order to enhance the university experience and assist in the development of Career Architecture SM , Stevenson University offers students the opportunity to structure and to pursue a minor field of study separate from and in addition to the student’s major field of study. The minors program allows students to expand their career options and professional flexibility, to develop skills to be applied to graduate or professional programs, and to pursue personal or intellectual interests. The minor option represents a significant opportunity for students to assess their needs and aspirations and to construct their own courses of study at Stevenson. All students are encouraged to consider the minor option, but students are not required to pursue or complete a minor in order to complete a degree. Students who wish to minor in a particular field or discipline can structure a minor course of study with the assistance of an academic advisor, and they must declare their intentions by the completing the Declaration of Minor Form available on the WebXpress Student Menu under the Registrar’s Office forms. Minors must be declared prior to the student's final semester.
The following policies must be followed in order to be awarded a minor.
- The minor consists of at least six courses (for a minimum of 18 credit/contact hours) in a particular discipline. For departments that offer bachelor’s degrees, these courses must come from the major program requirements within the discipline.
- All courses taken for a minor must be in the same discipline.
- These courses may be at any level, but students must meet all regular prerequisites before taking any course.
- ENG 151 and ENG 152 do not count toward fulfilling an English minor.
- For students selecting a minor in the School of the Sciences, both the lab and the lecture for the course must be taken; however, they do not count as two separate courses.
- At least nine of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Stevenson University.
- Students may not apply for a minor after the bachelor’s degree is awarded. Upon graduation, the student’s transcript will indicate the minor course of study that the student has completed.
Note: Please see program descriptions for additional guidelines.
Minors are currently being offered in the following fields:
For information on whether a minor is being considered in other fields, contact the appropriate department chair or program coordinator. Some departments and programs may individually decide not to offer a minor. The following departments have decided not to offer minors at the present time: biotechnology; business communication; early childhood education: liberal arts and technology; elementary education: liberal arts and technology; interdisciplinary studies; middle school education: liberal arts and technology; and nursing.