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Advising: Minor Information 2010 - 2011

Minors, Catalog Requirements 2010-2011

For all bachelor of arts/bachelor of science/bachelor of business administration degrees other than majors in education, a student may request a minor, which consists of 18 semester hours, nine of which are advanced, and three hours completed in residence. See below for minors having specific course requirements. For more information, contact Advising Services at 806-651-5300 or by email.

Minors with Specific Course Requirements

  • Accounting:
    • ACCT 2301, 2302, 3331, 3332.
    • Select two additional courses from 3300- or 4300-level accounting courses.
  • Computer Information Systems:
    • CIDM 1315, 2390, 3350.
    • Nine hours of advanced (3000- or 4000-level) CIDM electives.
  • Criminal Justice:
    • Select three hours from CRIJ 1301, 1306, 1307 or 1310.
    • Fifteen advanced (3000- or 4000-level) criminal justice electives.

Recommended electives for biotechnology majors planning careers in forensic science:  CRIJ 1301, 1306, 3322, 3374, 4340 and 4348.

  • Economics:
    • ECON 2301, 2302, 3311, 3312.
    • Select two additional courses from 3300- or 4300-level economics courses.
  • Finance:
    • FIN 3320, 4320, 4326.
    • Select three additional courses from 3300- or 4300-level finance courses.
  • History: General 
    • At least 18 hours of history, including two of the University U.S. history core options (HIST 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, or 2301); one of the following: HIST 2311, 2370, 2371, 2372, or 2373; and nine hours of advanced courses.
  • History: International Studies--East Asia
    • Eighteen hours, nine of which must be at the advanced level, three in residence.
    • Demonstrated competency in Japanese or another relevant Asian language, subject to approval by the International Studies Governing Committee.
    • Twelve hours of area-related course work, six from any field, three of which may come from the “general” list.
    • Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad.
  • History: International Studies—Europe:
    • Eighteen hours, nine of which must be at the advanced level, three in residence.
    • Demonstrated competency in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese or another relevant European Language, subject to approval by the International Studies Governing Committee.
    • Twelve hours of area-related course work.
    • Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad.
  • History: International Studies—Latin America
    • Eighteen hours, nine of which must be at the advanced level, three in residence.
    • Demonstrated competency in Spanish, Portuguese or a relevant indigenous language, subject to approval by the International Studies Governing Committee.
    • Twelve hours of area-related course work.
    • Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad.
  • History: Mexican American/Latino Studies
    • The minor field is open to any major and is offered jointly by the Department of History and the Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages.
    • A minimum of 18 semester credit hours, nine of which must be selected from HIST 3316 (Mexican American History), 4315 (Hispanic Frontier in North America, 1513-1821), 4360 (History of Mexico) and SPAN 4395 (Mexican Literature and Culture).
    • Nine hours may be selected from the "general list" as delineated by the program coordinator of each respective department.
    • Students also are required to have two years of Spanish, which do not count toward the minor. See the departmental program coordinator for courses, CLEP opportunities and options for native/heritage speakers.
  • History: Museum Studies
    • Only available in conjunction with either a B.A. or B.S. degree in history.
    • Eighteen hours of history courses, including HIST 3302, either 3304 or 3305, six hours of museum studies courses, and six hours of museum internship.
  • History: Public History
    • Only available in conjunction with either a B.A. or B.S. degree in history.
    • Eighteen hours of history courses, including HIST 3302, either 3304 or 3305, six hours from the "general" list of public-history course options as delineated by the public history coordinator and six hours of public history internship.
  • Legal Studies:
    • Six hours from CRIJ/POSC 1310, POSC 3305, 4333, CRIJ 4334.
    • Six hours from PHIL 2303, LEGL 1373, 1374, CRIJ 3332.
    • Six hours from ENGL 3310, PSYC 4355, 4360, SOCI 4302, 4342, 4385.
  • Management:
    • MGT 3330, 3335, 4330, 4336.
    • 3332 or 4335.
    • 4311 or 3333.
  • Marketing:
    • MKT 3340, 3342, 4340, 4342.
    • Six semester hours of advanced MKT electives (3000- or 4000-level).
  • Music:
    • MUSI 1208 and 1209 as the visual and performing arts course in the core curriculum.
    • Lower-division courses: MUSI 1374, MUAP (two one-credit-hour enrollments), MUSI 1180 (two semesters), MUEN (two one-credit-hour enrollments).
    • Upper-division courses: select nine hours from MUSI 3232, 3233, 3234, 3238, 3037, 3135, 3207, 3209, 3380, 4276, 4277 and a maximum of two one-credit-hour enrollments in MUAP 30XX (take two more semesters at 10XX level before enrolling in the 30XX level).
    • Students will enroll in MUSI RCTL the semesters of MUAP but will only attend six approved recitals for those semesters. 
  • Philosophy:
    • At least 18 hours in philosophy, including PHIL 1301, 2303, 2374, 3301 or 3302.
    • Six hours selected from PHIL 3094, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3392, 4302.
  • Plant, Soil and Environmental Science:
    • 18 semester hours, nine advanced, at least three hours at WTAMU.
    • PSES 1307, 2313, 3411.
    • Eight hours from PSES 4302, 4310, 4330, 4321, 4331, 4341, 4342, 4371.
  • Political Science:
    • POSC 2304 [GOVT 2304], 2305 [GOVT 2305], 2306 [GOVT 2306].
    • Nine hours of advanced (3000- or 4000-level) political science courses.
  • Spanish: Option I--Spanish American Literature and Culture
    • SPAN 2311 and 2312 or 2313 and 2315, 3314, 4320, 4355.
    • Three hours Spanish elective. 
  • Spanish: Option II--Spanish Peninsular Literature and Culture
    • SPAN 2311 and 2312 or 2313 and 2315, 3315, 4320, 4365.
    • Three hours Spanish elective. 
  • Sports and Exercise Sciences—Exercise Science:
    • SES 3302, 3304, 3321, 3341, 3340, 4340.
  • Sports and Exercise Sciences—Health/Wellness:
    • SES 2342, 3303, 3306, 3316, 3340, 3345.
  • Sports and Exercise Sciences—Pedagogy:
    • SES 2355, 3311, 3320, 3325, 4302, 4322.
  • Sports and Exercise Sciences—Sport/Fitness:
    • SES 1301, 2342, 3321, 3340, 3356, 4325 or 4326.
  • Western American Studies (offered through the Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages):
    • IDS 3370
    • Three hours from humanities: ENGL 3362*, 4360*, 4361*, SPAN 4340*, 4375*, 4385*, 4392.
    • Three hours from social sciences: HIST 3316*, 3318*, 4096, 4315*, 4316*, 4317*, 4319.
    • Three hours from life sciences/agriculture: AGBE 4311, 4355, AGRI 4310, BIOL 3092, 3420, 4431, 4432, 4433, 4434, ENVR 4302, 4310, PSES 3411.
    • Six additional hours chosen from those listed above.
    • At least one course chosen from those listed above, (including but not necessarily limited to those indicated with asterisk) must explore multicultural issues.