Department of African American & African Studies Minor Program Form

Please print the following information and submit it to the Department of African American & African Studies.

Name:
Last, first, and middle.

Local Address:
Street, city, state, and zip.

Email Address:

Phone (1):
Phone (2):

SSN:

Major:

Expected Date of Graduation:
Quarter and year.

Part A. Core Requirements (10 credit hours)
Core requirements for the minor include AAAS 201 (formally 101) and 310.

Courses	Hours	Grade	Quarter Completed

Part B. Upper Division Course Requirement (10 credit hours)
All minors must take a minimum of ten credit hours at the upper divisional, 400-level-to-500-level.

Courses	Hours	Grade	Quarter Completed

Part C. Electives (5 credit hours)

Courses	Hours	Grade	Quarter Completed

Total Hours Completed:

Check whether this is: ____ original ____ revision

Instructions:
This form is considered incomplete until the student has obtained the signature of a faculty adviser. Once completed, the original version should be taken to 120 Denney Hall for processing and a copy should be left with the faculty adviser.

Signature of Faculty Adviser:
Date:
Name of Faculty Adviser (Print):
Campus Phone:

General College Rules Pertaining to all Minors

(Consult a departmental representative for specifics)

Requirements for the Minor

• You may have more than one minor, but each minor must contain a minimum of 20 unique hours and at least ten hours of course work completed at Ohio State.
• You may not earn a minor in the same subject as your major.
• Courses in the minor may not be used on your major.
• Where appropriate, overlap between the General Education Curriculum (GEC) and minor is permissible, unless specifically disallowed for an individual minor.
• No more than 10 hours of transfer credit may be applied to any minor.
• Minors are not required for graduation.

Grade Standards for the Minor

• No course in which a grade lower than "C-" has been earned may be used to fulfill a minor program requirement.
• Courses taken on a Pass/Non-Pass basis may not be applied to the minor.
• A minimum cumulative point-hour ratio of 2.00 in all courses comprising the minor program is required for graduation.
• No student can receive credit for a course that has been audited.

Minor Changes
Once a minor is on file in the Arts and Sciences College Office, any changes must be discussed with the faculty adviser and the College Office academic adviser.