A number of fields in science, engineering, architecture, and the humanities, arts, and social sciences offer minor programs. The minors are coherent programs providing significant experience in their disciplines. Students who successfully complete minor programs will have their fields of study specified on their Bachelor of Science degrees, thus giving public recognition of focused work in other disciplines.
Minor programs consist of five to seven subjects, generally six.
These subjects may count toward General Institute Requirements and departmental program requirements. At the discretion of the minor advisor, transfer credit may be used to fulfill a portion of the minor program. MIT subjects, including those taken through cross-registration, must comprise at least half of the minor program. A student may earn no more than two minors, which are awarded only when the student receives the S.B. degree, and which must be associated with a specific degree. This two-minor maximum applies even if the student receives more than one S.B. degree.