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Catalog Supplement
PLEASE NOTE: This page is not part of the official 2008-2009 Catalog, and it does not appear in the printed version.
Undergraduate Minors
ESF Policy on Minors & Table of Minors approved for ESF stdents—a supplement to the 2008-2009 Catalog
- Descriptions of Minors (located on official Academic Programs page of 2008-2009 Catalog)
ESF Policy on Minors
An academic minor is a curricular component that enables a student to make an inquiry into a discipline or field of study, or to investigate a particular theme. It is organized around a specific set of objectives or question. The objectives of a minor are achieved through an ordered series of courses. Minors are intended to provide general insight in the subject. Course offerings in a minor may be centered in a specific department or drawn from several departments as in the case of a topical or thematic focus.
The term “minor” in baccalaureate programs at ESF designates an approved use of 12-18 credit hours that constitute a coherent plan of study.
Minors may be a department minor, an interdisciplinary minor, or a minor centered at Syracuse University. Faculty minors are defined by a program or academic department. Interdisciplinary minors are defined by two or more departments with oversight provided by a committee consisting of faculty from each participating department. Minors centered at Syracuse University involve the ESF Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies as such minors impact on inter-institution arrangements.
Students elect a minor by application to (a) the department or academic unit offering the minor; (b) the committee overseeing an interdisciplinary minor; or (c) to the Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies through their program department or unit for a minor centered at Syracuse University. Interdisciplinary minors and minors centered at Syracuse University are open to all qualified students, however, students may not pursue a department minor offered by the program in which they major. Requirements of interdisciplinary minors should be structured to ensure that course work taken within the student’s home program is minimized.
Proposals for minors will include (a) the prerequisites required; (b) specific courses requirements to complete the minor; and (c) how the courses will be chosen from among lower and upper division courses, general education courses, professional prerequisites, major requirements, and electives.
Upon successful completion, minors are identified on student transcripts.
The College Faculty approves all minors prior to description in the College catalog and other communications.
Approved by the ESF College Faculty, 22 March 2001; revised Thursday, October 16, 2008 [to accommodate change from “Faculty” to “department”]
Admission to undergraduate minors for ESF students is via petition, with additional application requirements as noted in the descriptions of the minors below. Successful completion of a minor will be noted on the transcript of each student.
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Table 1: Minors approved for ESF students
Minor |
Credit hours |
GPA min. |
Contact and application process |
Requirements and info links |
Limitations |
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 after a semester at ESF |
Petition approved by advisor and undergraduate curriculum coordinator of home department. Final action by Dean |
9 credits required courses: 6 credits of directed electives: |
No more than 2 SU courses in any semester |
|
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 after a semester at ESF |
Petition approved by advisor and undergraduate curriculum coordinator of home department. Final action by Dean |
12 credits of required courses: 6 credits of directed electives: |
No more than 2 SU courses in any semester |
|
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 after a semester at ESF |
Petition approved by advisor and undergraduate curriculum coordinator of home department. Final action by Dean |
ACC 201 (3); EEE 370 (3); FIN 301 (3); LPP 225 (3) or FOR 488 (3); MAR 255 (3); SHR 355 (3). The following courses may be substituted for SHR 355, EEE 370, or MAR 255: |
No more than 2 SU courses per semester. |
|
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.8 for admissions and maintained throughout the balance of the degree |
Apply by the end of the sophomore year. Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor and undergraduate curriculum coordinator of home department. Final action by Dean |
9 credits of required courses: PSE 370 (3) BPE 310 (3) BPE 420 (3) 9 credits of directed elective courses. See list [here] |
Students in the bioprocess engineering program are ineligible to complete this minor |
|
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.8 for admission and maintained throughout the balance of the degree |
Apply by the end of the sophomore year. Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor and undergraduate curriculum coordinator. Final action by Dean |
12 credits of required courses: 6 credits of directed elective courses. See list [here] |
No restrictions by major |
|
18 |
2.50 for admissions with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher for all the courses in the minor. |
Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor and chair of department of CMWPE. Final action by Dean |
12 credits of required courses: 6 credits of directed electives: |
Students in the construction management or wood products engineering programs are ineligible to complete this minor |
|
15 |
completion of EFB 120 and cumulative grade point average of 2.750 by the end of the sophomore year |
Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor, undergraduate curriculum coordinator, and chair of home department. Final action by Dean |
12 credits of required courses: 3 credits (min) of directed elective: |
Students in the renewable energy option of the environmental science BS program are ineligible to complete this minor |
|
15 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 or better after one semester at ESF (or as a transfer student with same standing), and completion of a general ecology course |
Petition approved by advisor, FNRM undergraduate curriculum coordinator and FNRM department chair. Final action by Dean. |
15 credits of specified courses: |
No restrictions by major |
|
18 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 or better preferably by the end of the sophomore year |
Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor, undergraduate curriculum coordinator, and chair of home department. Final action by Dean |
6 credits required courses: 11 credits (min) of directed electives: |
Students in the paper science and paper engineering programs are ineligible to complete this minor |
|
15 |
A cumulative grade point average of 2.750 or better after one semester at ESF. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required for the sustainable construction management courses in order to obtain the minor. |
Petition with courses listed, approved by advisor and chair of department of CMWPE. Final action by Dean |
9 credits of required courses: 6 credits in the following thematic subject areas: green construction; environmental rating systems; environmental impact analysis and management; renewable energy and energy auditing; or sustainable development and design. |
Students in the construction management or wood products engineering programs are ineligible to complete this minor |
|
12 |
NA |
Petition and urban minor application form with courses listed. |
3 credits of a required course: 3 credits of a Capstone Experience 6 credits of directed electives |
No restrictions by major |
