Minors & Certificates
Nearly all Liberal Arts majors require a minor. Regardless of your catalog, you must see your major advisor to declare a minor.
The minor requirement is satisfied with an approved minor or certificate. These minors appear on transcripts and require between 15 and 21 hours of coursework.
African and African Diaspora Studies Minor
American Sign Language Studies Minor
Creative Writing in Spanish Minor
Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought Minor
Evolutionary and Functional Anatomy Minor
German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies Minor
Global Interreligious Dynamics Minor
Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor
Language, Culture, and Communication Minor
Law, Justice, and Society Minor
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies Minor
Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Minor
Philosophy of the Mind and Language Minor
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Minor
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Minor
Slavic and Eurasian Languages Minor
Declaring a Minor
Step 1 - Apply
The required application can be submitted online or with an academic advisor in your major.
Step 2 - Approve
Most minors are auto-approved; they are open to all students and will show as approved immediately after the application is submitted. Some minors are restricted, however, and must be reviewed by the offering department. Restricted minors may require a minimum GPA or an additional application.
Step 3 - Pursue
Meet with your major advisor to have the approved minor added to your profile and complete the process.
All three steps - apply, approve, pursue - can be completed by your major advisor.
Certificates
The University of Texas at Austin offers undergraduate students a wide variety of transcriptable certificates. Students should discuss certificates with their academic advisor to see how it could fit in their overall academic plan. See the Undergraduate Catalog for more information on transcript-recognized certificates.