The minor allows you to explore a subject separate from your major, pursuing a secondary interest and/or enhancing your major discipline. Minors range from 18-21 credits (most are 18) and generally require introductory level courses (100-200 levels), but may offer options at higher levels. You may not complete a minor within the major discipline (e.g., Musical Theatre majors may not minor in theatre). For interdisciplinary degrees, no major requirements may count toward the minor. General education, cognate, and elective courses may count toward a minor. Students must complete at least 9 semester hours of the minor at WCSU.

• To obtain a minor you must have approval from the Department Chairperson for Business, JLA and Music minors.
• You must submit formal notification to the Registrar’s Office in order for your official university transcript to include the minor.
• Depending upon your major requirements, you may need to take credit hours over the degree credit minimum required for graduation. Please see your adviser to review all program requirements.
• To meet the minor requirement you can take no more than half of the credits in the major and nine credits must be taken at Western.

Minors

• Minor in: Accounting
• Minor in: American History
• Minor in: American Literature
• Minor in: Anthropology
• Minor in: Art
• Minor in: Asian Studies
• Minor in: Astronomy
• Minor in: Biology
• Minor in: Broadcast Journalism
• Minor in: Business Administration
• Minor in: Chemistry
• Minor in: Communication
• Minor in: Computer Science
• Minor in: Computer Science – Digital Media
• Minor in: Computer Science – Informatics
• Minor in: Computer Science – Security
• Minor in: Computer Science – Web Development
• Minor in: Conflict Resolution
• Minor in: Creative Writing
• Minor in: Criminal Justice
• Minor in: Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• Minor in Cybersecurity
• Minor in: Earth & Planetary Science
• Minor in: English
• Minor in: Economics
• Minor in: European History
• Minor in: Exercise Science
• Minor in: Finance: Investments
• Minor in: Finance: Financial Management
• Minor in: Geography
• Minor in: Holistic & Integrative Health
• Minor in: History
• Minor in: Humanistic Studies
• Minor in: Intellectual History
• Minor in: International Studies
• Minor in: Journalism
• Minor in: Latin American Studies
• Minor in: Literature
• Minor in: Logic
• Minor in: Management
• Minor in: Management Information Systems
• Minor in: Marketing
• Minor in: Mathematics
• Minor in: Meteorology
• Minor in: Middle Eastern Studies
• Minor in Multi-Cultural Studies
• Minor in: Multi-Cultural Studies with elective African-American focus
• Minor in: Philosophy
• Minor in: Photography
• Minor in: Physics
• Minor in: Political Science
• Minor in: Professional Writing
• Minor in: Psychology
• Minor in: Public Health
• Minor in: Social Justice
• Minor in: Sociology
• Minor in: Spanish
• Minor in: Spanish-Translation
• Minor in: Sports Media
• Minor in: Science and Society
• Minor in: Sustainability
• Minor in: Theatre
• Minor in: Theoretical and Applied Ethics
• Minor in: Urban Studies
• Minor in: Music
• Minor in: Women’s Studies