Individualized Major Program
Individualized Minor
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements INDVMIN
Requirements
Minors are at least 15 credit hours and must include 9 credit hours of coursework at the 300–499 level. They must also adhere to the following guidelines:
- Individualized minors may include no more than two courses that are completed at the time the student applies.
- No more than two (2) courses from a single department or administrative unit can count in an individualized minor.
- No more than three (3) credit hours of internship and three (3) credit hours of independent study courses may count in the minor.
- Only one (1) course from the individualized minor can count toward other degree objectives including majors, other minors, or certificates.
- The individualized minor must include at least nine (9) credit hours of coursework inside the College.
- In fulfilling the above requirements, students must also meet all other College requirements for minors.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Interested students should meet with the IMP assistant director to discuss the viability of their ideas. Applications are accepted once per semester. The application, instructions, and application deadlines are available on the IMP website.
Students pursuing a major in the Individualized Major Program are not eligible for the individualized minor. Students pursuing an individualized minor may later choose to apply for an individualized major in the same subject or a different subject. In either case, the minor will be dropped upon admission to the major.