Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cluster Minor


Minor Description


(15 credits minimum)

The Cluster minor allows students a somewhat wider choice of course materials than is possible with the conventional subject-matter minor. The general requirement for the Cluster minor is 15 credits in courses at the 3000-level or higher, except where noted differently, chosen according to one of the plans below. Courses within the student’s major course rubric may not be included in the Cluster minor.

  • Group I - Social Sciences: anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology
  • Group II - Life Sciences1: biochemistry, biological sciences, genetics, microbiology
  • Group III - Physical Sciences1: chemistry, geology, physics (NOTE: This cluster is not open to Chemistry majors or Physics majors.)
  • Group IV - Engineering1: courses in all engineering majors, plus engineering mechanics and engineering graphics
     

1 No course in the 1000 series is acceptable toward the minor and not more than six hours in the 2000 series are acceptable.