Adding a Minor

Pursuing an academic minor provides you with the opportunity to focus your free electives, general education and upper-level requirement courses. Some academic minors are complementary to their major. For some students, an academic minor is a way to explore a different area of interest which is not covered in their academic major. For most, it is a means to build specific career related preparation which adds to and/or diversifies their portfolio.

CAS Deadline to Declare a Minor

To help ensure you have sufficient time to complete your minor, please submit your request by the following deadlines:

• First-Time-in-College students: By the end of your 5th fall/spring semester.

• Transfer students: By the end of your 2nd fall/spring semester.

To ensure your minor can be completed within your expected graduation timeline, your request must be approved by the semester before your expected graduation. Requests that would extend your expected graduation timeline will not be approved, and requests submitted after your expected graduation will not be considered.

We encourage you to consult with your major advisor to determine how a minor can complement your current coursework and whether you have space to add it.

For a list of CAS minors, which includes requirements, an estimate of the time required to complete the coursework, and related career competencies, please visit our Undergraduate Minors page.

For a list of all minors USF offers, please visit the current catalog.