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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Individualized Major Program

Individualized Minor

Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements INDVMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Individualized Program of Study. Completion of an individualized program of study as approved by the IMP program.
    • 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.
  2. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. 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.
    2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Minor Residency. 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.

Minor Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts with an Individualized Major (IMBA)

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.