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LU Policy Number: AS.055
Effective Date:10/1/2021
Approval Date: 02/16/2022
Revised Date: N/A
Purpose: To define criteria for awarding an undergraduate minor within a bachelor’s degree
Additional Authority: N/A
Scope: CGUS, COE
Approval Authority: President
Responsible Authority: CGUS, COE, Registrar
Recipients: CGUS, COE, Registrar, Financial Aid, University Advising
Publications: Academic Catalog, University Website
Definitions: N/A
Policy Title
Minor Degree Requirements Policy
Policy Statement
A student may elect to declare a minor. An academic minor within a degree program enables a student to make an inquiry into a secondary discipline or field of study or to investigate a particular content theme. Minors are organized around a specific set of objectives or questions that are achieved through an ordered series of courses. Minors are intended to provide limited competency in the subject and consist of a minimum of 25 quarter credit hours. Minors must be completed simultaneously with a major degree program. Minors will be posted on the transcript.
Procedure(s)
Undergraduate students choosing to complete a minor within their bachelor’s degree will complete a defined series of a minimum of 25 quarter credit hours. The following criteria apply:
- A minor will consist of a minimum of 25 quarter credit hours to fulfil Area VI Minor or Elective category.
- A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for courses associated with the minor.
- Minors cannot be completed independent of a major. Therefore, a student cannot earn a minor after a bachelor’s degree has been earned and awarded.
- At least 50% of the credit hours required for the minor must be upper-level course (300 level or above).
- All upper-level courses for the minor must be completed at Life University.
- Lower-level courses may not be substituted for upper-level course work within the minor.
- Each program shall make available to the student the requirements for the minor: the total number of hours required, the criteria for both required and elective coursework, residency requirements (if any), and grade requirements.
- Minors are posted on the institutional academic transcript. Students will receive a separate minor certificate for each minor program completed. Certificates will be issued by the respective college.
Other Notes
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