Latin American and Latino/a Studies (Minor)

Overview

The Spanish language is ever-growing in popularity, and now almost 15% of Americans speak it.

Having an enriched knowledge of Latin culture and the Spanish language is a valuable trait in modern America. This minor can help you enrich a skill set that is valuable in health care, education, business, social work, and communication fields.

This minor also promotes two significant outcomes:

  1. Raise awareness of social justice issues related to Latin American populations and Latinos in the United States
  2. Encourage local, national, and international engagement and advocacy toward social justice issues in Latin America and Latinos in the United States

Arts Management (Minor)

Overview

The Minor in Arts Management provides students with the skills  needed to help arts facilities to run smoothly so artists, production teams, and audiences have an exceptional experience at events. Art directors, creative services managers, and directors of development have a passion for the visual and performing arts enhanced by a strong foundation of business practices.

Cross-Categorical Special Education (Elementary Education Minor)

Overview

The cross-categorical special education minor prepares teachers to strengthen their instructional practices, increase achievement for all students, and become educational leaders. Students who earn a B.S. in education and wish to become special education instructors are perfect for this minor. The special education minor also provides students with the cross-categorical special education license. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit totals.

Biology (Minor)

Overview

The total credits of the minor requirements are 15–16. Transfer course, waivers and/or substitutions, and prerequisite courses could modify these credit totals. 
 
Policy

Biology minors must maintain a biology grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 in biology courses.

Family Studies (Minor)

Overview

The Family Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program which focuses on human development within the family context. The two primary focuses of the minor are on nature of family interactions and family issues, and family interactions within broader social institutions. Students take mainly a mixture of social work and psychology courses, helped with options in nursing, philosophy, and criminal justice classes, in order to fulfill the requirements laid out to become a family studies minor. The minor is beneficial to all students and supports work in a variety of fields including health care, social services, counseling, youth services, teaching, ministry, family law, and business.

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