Earning Non-College Minors and Undergraduate Area Certificates

Policy statement

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences may pursue any officially approved undergraduate minor or area certificate offered at Indiana University Bloomington, provided that the school offering the credential approves the student’s enrollment and completion.

Admission to a minor or area certificate is subject to the policies, procedures, academic standards, and capacity limitations established by the offering school. Students must satisfy all prerequisite, coursework, grade, residency, and other program requirements associated with the credential.

Nothing in this policy obligates a school to admit a student to a minor or area certificate program. The offering school retains final authority over eligibility, admission, continuation, and verification of completion of the credential.

Because stand-alone certificates are awarded independently of degree programs, they are not governed by this policy.