Academic Minors
Undergraduate Minors
Tarleton State University offers the following minors. Up to two minors may be declared in most baccalaureate degree programs. In order to preserve the curricular integrity of minors as distinct content areas, all minors must have nine hours that are distinct from the curriculum of the student’s major.
The first list of minors are those requiring a minimum of 18 hours within the minor discipline, of which 6 hours must consist of upper level coursework completed at Tarleton State University.
The second list of minors below are those with options or other requirements in addition to the 18 hours (of which at least 6 must be advanced). These have specific requirements; students should review the appropriate section of the catalog and check with Academic Advising Services or other academic advisor before beginning a minor from this list.
Minors with a Minimum of 18 Hours
| Minor | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | AERO |
| Agricultural Communication | ACOM |
| Agricultural Economics | AGEC |
| Agricultural Mechanics | AGME |
| Agroecology | AGRO |
| Animal Science | ANSC |
| Art | ARTS |
| Art History | ARTH |
| Automotive Engineering | AUTO |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | NEUR |
| Child Development and Family Studies | CHFS |
| Coaching | CHNG |
| Civil Engineering | CVEN |
| Criminal Justice | CRIJ |
| Criminal Law | CLAW |
| Conservation Law Enforcement | CLEO |
| Construction Science and Management | CNST |
| Communications | COMM |
| Computer Science | COSC |
| Counseling | CNSL |
| Dance | DANC |
| Digital Media Studies | DIGM |
| Earth Science | EASC |
| Ecological Restoration | PCON |
| Electrical Engineering | ELEN |
| English | ENGL |
| Entomology | ENTO |
| Environmental Engineering | ENVE |
| Environmental Science | ENVS |
| Ethnic and Cultural Studies | ECS |
| Film Production | FILM |
| Finance | FINC |
| Financial Planning | FINP |
| Fisheries Management | FISH |
| Fitness | FITN |
| Fraud Examination | FREX |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies | GSS |
| Geography | GEOG |
| Gerontology | GERS |
| Hispanic Studies | HSPS |
| History | HIST |
| Homeland Security | HLSE |
| Horticulture Management | HRTM |
| Horticulture Science | HRTS |
| Kinesiology | KINE |
| Leadership Studies | LDRS |
| Legal Studies | LEGL |
| Mechanical Engineering | MEEN |
| Music Business | MBUS |
| Philosophy | PHIL |
| Physics | PHYS |
| Political Science | POLS |
| Psychology | PSYC |
| Public Health | PH |
| Public Policy | PBPL |
| Range & Ranch Management | RNRM |
| Real Estate | REST |
| Social Equity and Criminal Justice | SECJ |
| Sociology | SOCI |
| Spanish | SPAN |
| Social Work | SOCW |
| Substance Abuse | SAMH |
| Theatre | THEA |
| Veterinary Science | VTSC |
Minors with Other Requirements in Addition to the 18 Hours
| Minor | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Business | BUS |
| International Business | INBS |
| Mathematics | MATH |
| Military Science | MS |
| Music | MUSC |
| Technical Writing | TWRT |
| Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences | WSES |
Crop Science* |
CRSC |
Ecosystem Science* |
ECSC |
Food and Nutrition* |
FONU |
International Natural Resource Conservation* |
INRC |
Natural Resource Ecology* |
NRE |
Soil Science* |
SOIL |
Wildlife Management* |
WLDM |
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These are options under the WSES minor and may require courses with prefixes other than WSES.