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College of Humanities & Sciences Minors

Minors offered in the College of Humanities & Sciences are designed to provide enhanced study in a particular subject area. Minors are open to all majors and require completion of 12 credits. Interested students must consult with their academic advisor before choosing a minor.

Some majors do require minors; however, even if a minor is not required by your chosen major, many students find that completing a minor offers opportunities to acquire knowledge in a complementary area or to pursue an interest or passion they have not had an opportunity to explore otherwise. Also, adding a secondary area to your primary field of study increases your versatility and flexibility in ways that may then expand your prospects for internships and broaden future employment opportunities. In some cases, minors may even be used to receive advanced standing in graduate programs. Students also have the option to develop a custom minor consistent with their personal interests and career goals.

College of Humanities & Sciences Minors

*Each link is viewable through the Thomas Jefferson University Catalog*
 

Guidelines for Minors

  • Minors are open to all majors and require completion of 12 credits. Interested students must consult with their academic advisor before choosing a minor.
  • A student may not combine a major and minor in the same or similar functional area (e.g., Psychology major and Psychology minor; Law & Society major and Law & Society minor).
  • A student may not use the same course for credit in both the major and minor areas.
  • A student may only use the same course for credit in the free elective and minor areas if their major does not require a minor. If a student’s major requires a minor, that student cannot use the same course for the free elective and minor areas.
  • Certain courses in the minor may have prerequisite courses that need to be completed.
  • Courses taken to fulfill requirements in the Hallmarks Core cannot also be applied towards the minor. To have a Hallmarks Core course count towards the minor, students must take an additional course in that requirement category to fulfill the Hallmarks Core requirement (for example, students would need to take a second course in the American Diversity [ADIV] category if they wanted ADIV-202 to count towards the minor).