College Student Academic Services

Requirements for Proposing a New Minor in the College:

  • Minors must consist of a minimum of 18 credit hours.
  • Twelve (12) of the credit hours completed for the minor must be taken at the junior/senior level (numbered 300 and above).
  • Nine of the twelve credit hours at the junior/senior level must be taken in residence at KU.
  • Students must earn a 2.0 in all courses taken for the minor.
  • Students may not use the credit/no credit option for courses in their minor.
  • Students may count up to three credit hours to fulfill requirements for both their major and minor. No additional overlap is allowed except as approved by CUSA on a case by case basis for students with interdisciplinary majors or minors. Required cognate courses for the major may be used for a minor.
  • Students seeking any CLAS degree (B.A., B.G.S. or B.S.) may complete a minor or minors. Students whose initial KU term is Fall 2008 or after and pursuing a BGS will be required to complete a minor.
  • Courses cross-listed between the minor and the major may be used in one or the other, but not both, except as noted above, with the approval of both departments or programs.
  • Students may not be awarded a minor unless they have completed at least one course for the minor after the date the minor received final approval of College Assembly.
  • Minors will appear on the transcript but not the diploma.

The following schools accept minors from the College:

    Architecture
    Business
    Education
    Engineering
    Fine Arts
    Journalism
    Nursing
    Social Welfare

The College accepts the following minors from other schools:

Business minor: School of Business
Dance minor: School of the Arts
Music minor: School of Music

Process for Approval of Minors:

Proposals for minors are routed as follows:

  • Karen Ledom, Administrative Director, College Student Academic Services Office
  • The Curricular Changes/Degree Requirements subcommittee of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising (CUSA)
  • CUSA
  • College Academic Council, acting on behalf of the College Assembly
  • Provost’s Office
    • If the proposal has a corresponding major (e.g. sociology minor), the Provost’s office reports the approval of the minor to the Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO).
  • Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO)
    If the proposal does not have a corresponding major (e.g. leadership studies minor), the Provost takes the proposal to COCAO for approval. The proposal must be submitted to COCAO on the Board of Regents’ “Proposal for Concentrations” form

(See College Communications 11/3/98, 12/7/99, and 3/6/01)

Revised 8-27-07