Courses which count for the major cannot also be applied to the minor. In the case of overlapping requirements, students can substitute additional courses upon approval of the registrar. Students must pay careful attention to the prerequisites for the courses in the various minors. The minor must be in a distinctly different field from the student's major A single minor only is allowed A minor includes at least 18 credits of relevant courses. With the exception of introductory language and English Composition courses, courses taken to satisfy general education requirements can also count for the minor A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required for courses taken for the minor.
Many students find some training in business a useful complement to their field.
This minor introduces them to the main functional fields of business, such as management, accounting and finance, marketing and operations. A minor in Communication Studies provides students with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the area of communications, its history, its methodology and its effects on society. This program also strengthens writing skills. The aim of this minor is to give students sufficient background in computer information systems to be able to set up a medium-sized system and to discuss larger systems with professional specialists. The aim of the minor is to give students a basic working knowledge of the fundamentals of computer science, an introduction to its problem-solving and working methods.