Health Sciences Minors

Minors are available in three areas of Health Sciences: Forensic Science, Sports Health and Wellness Promotion, and Nutrition. The following department guidelines have been established for minor programs from the Health Sciences Department.

• A minimum of 20 credit hours for Forensic Science and Nutrition, 18 credit hours for Sports Health and Wellness Promotion, with grades of C- or better must be taken in a minor area, including a minimum of nine upper-division credit hours. Additionally, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be obtained overall.
• Minor requirements may not be taken pass/fail.
• Students will be allowed no more than 9 credit hours of transfer credit towards a minor.
• Course work applied towards a minor may also be applied towards general education requirements.
• Pre-requisites may be required for some courses listed for the minor, but the pre-requisite courses may not necessarily count toward minor hours.
• A maximum of 30 non-LAS hours is allowed for any LAS major.
• Please see the Nursing and Health Sciences Advisor in the Student Success Center for any questions regarding the minor.