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Online Undergraduate Minors

Some online undergraduate degree programs either require or allow students to complete a minor to further specialize their coursework. Based on available course information, the following minors can be completed 100% online.

Discuss with your advisor whether you'll need to complete a minor as part of your degree plan. Once you've chosen a minor, your advisor can also help you identify which applicable courses may best fit your timeline.

Course offerings are subject to change and may require minimum enrollment to be offered. Not all courses are offered every semester. Review the Schedule of Classes or discuss with your advisor to confirm course availability.

All minors require a minimum of 18 credit hours with at least 6 credit hours at the 300/400 level. All course prerequisites, corequisites and restrictions apply.

Business Minor  

Note: This minor is for non-business majors.

  • ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • BLAW 310 - The Legal Environment of Business
  • ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
    • or ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics
    • or ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics
  • FNAN 300 - Business Finance
    • or FNAN 250 - Financial Principles and Applications
  • MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations
  • MKTG 345 - Principles of Marketing

Communication Minor

Required Courses

  • CMCN 170 - Media in the 21st Century
  • CMCN 384 - Communication Theory

Elective Courses (100/200 level)

Choose up to three courses, or 9 credit hours, from the following:

  • CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication
  • CMCN 180 - Introduction to E-Sports Communication
  • CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making
  • CMCN 210 - Interpersonal Communication
  • CMCN 220 - Principles of Strategic Communication
  • CMCN 240 - Sports Communication

Elective Courses (300/400 level)

Choose one course, or 3 credit hours, from the following.

  • CMCN 301 - Principles of Organizational Communication  
  • CMCN 302 - Competitive Forensics
  • CMCN 307 - Leadership Communication
  • CMCN 310 - Public Speaking
  • CMCN 320 - Principles of Public Relations
  • CMCN 345 - Social Media Communication
  • CMCN 406G - Communication Consultation
  • CMCN 414G - Media Management
  • CMCN 421G - Advanced Public Relations Writing
  • CMCN 448G - Trends in 21st Century Communication Seminar  
  • CMCN 470G - Intercultural Communication
  • CMCN 474G - Cultural History of Film
  • CMCN 478G - Special Topics in Communication
  • CMCN 490G - Internship

Criminal Justice Minor

Required Course

  • CJUS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

Elective Courses (100/200 level)

Choose up to three courses, or 9 credit hours, from the following:

  • CJUS 203 - The Police Process
  • CJUS 204 - The Criminal Courts
  • CJUS 205 - The Corrections Process

Elective Courses (300/400 level)

Choose at least two courses, or 6 credit hours, from the following.

  • CJUS 301 - Intro to Research Methods
  • CJUS 303 - Forensics I
  • CJUS 305 - Theories of Criminal Behavior
  • CJUS 311 - Crime & Mental Health
  • CJUS 315 - Criminal Investigation
  • CJUS 330 - Juvenile Justice
  • CJUS 340 - Victimology
  • CJUS 399 - Special Issues in Crime and Justice
  • CJUS 401 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 403 - Forensics II
  • CJUS 404 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
  • CJUS 420 - Drugs & Crime
  • CJUS 425 - Bloodstain and Pattern Analysis
  • CJUS 450 - Forensic Psychology
  • CJUS 499G - Senior Seminar

English Minor

Note: You cannot apply ENGL 101, ENGL 102, or ENGL 115 to the English minor.

Elective Courses (100/200 level)

Choose up to four courses, or 12 credit hours, of 100/200 level courses.  

  • ENGL 201 - British Lit Medieval Pre-1800
  • ENGL 205 - American Literature to 1865
  • ENGL 211 - The Art of Empathy

Elective Courses (300/400 level)

Choose at least two courses, or 6 credit hours, of 300/400 level courses.

  • ENGL 334 - Folklore and Culture
  • ENGL 350 - YA Literature & Media
  • ENGL 352 - English Grammar & Usage
  • ENGL 357 - Adv. Writing in Business
  • ENGL 360 - Prof. Writing in the Academy
  • ENGL 365 - Technical Writing
  • ENGL 414G - Milton
  • ENGL 462G - Special Projects in Professional Writing
  • ENGL 472 - Professional Writing
  • ENGL 474G - Document Design
  • ENGL 496G - Major Literary Figures

Health Minor

Required Courses

  • HLTH 312 - Wellness
  • HLTH 412G - Health and Sexuality  
  • HLTH 451 - Stress and Stress Management

Elective Courses

Choose three courses, or 9 credit hours, from the following:

  • HLTH 218 - Drugs and Society
  • HLTH 320 - Environmental Health  
  • HLTH 411G - Women's Health
  • HLTH 452G - Epidemiology
  • HLTH 459G - Health and the Aging Process

Leadership Minor

Required Courses

  • CMCN 307 - Leadership Communication
  • PHIL 316 - Professional Ethics

Elective Courses

Choose four courses, or 12 credit hours, from the following:

  • CMCN 301 - Principles of Organizational Communication
  • CMCN 310 - Public Speaking
  • MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior & Organizations
  • PHIL 202 - Critical Thinking  
  • POLS 398 - Internship  
  • SOCI 420G - Social Interaction

Management Minor

Required Courses

  • MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations
  • MGMT 365 - Human Resources Management

Elective courses  

Choose four courses, or 12 credit hours, from the following:

  • MGMT 303 - Information Systems
  • MGMT 335 - Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs
  • MGMT 341 - Generative AI for Entrepreneurs
  • MGMT 350 - Behavioral Processes in Organizations
  • MGMT 380 - Leadership
  • MGMT 382 - Operations Mgmt
  • MGMT 401 - Ethical Decision Making
  • MGMT 405 - Mgmt Disasters & Catastrophes
  • MGMT 415 - Effective Management of Employee Relations
  • MGMT 425 - International Management
  • MGMT 440 - Digital Entrepreneurship
  • MGMT 445 - Digital Business

Professional Writing Minor

Choose six courses, or 18 credit hours, from the following:

  • CMCN 220 - Principles of Strategic Communication
  • CMCN 301 - Principles of Organizational Communication
  • CMCN 307 - Leadership Communication
  • CMCN 320 - Principles of Public Relations
  • ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing
  • ENGL 365 - Technical Writing
  • ENGL 462G - Special Projects in Professional Writing
  • ENGL 472G - Professional Writing
  • ENGL 474G - Document Design
  • PSYC 310 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Psychology Minor

Required Course

  • PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology

Elective Courses (100/200 level)

Choose up to three courses, or 9 credit hours, from the following:  

  • PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology
  • PSYC 245 - Child Psychology
  • PSYC 250 - Adolescent Psychology
  • PSYC 255 - Life-span Developmental Psychology

Elective Courses (300/400 level)

Choose at least two courses, or 6 credit hours, from the following:  

  • PSYC 305 - Current Topics from a Psychology Perspective
  • PSYC 310 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • PSYC 315 - Psychological Statistics
  • PSYC 321 - Psychology of Substance Abuse
  • PSYC 330 - Social Psychology
  • PSYC 345 - Fundamentals of Psychopathology
  • PSYC 442 - Psychological Measurement

Sociology Minor

Required Course

  • SOCI 100 - General Sociology

Elective Courses

Choose five courses, or 15 credit hours, from the following:

  • SOCI 241 - Contemporary Social Problems
  • SOCI 305 - Marriage and the Family
  • SOCI 350 - Sociology of Deviance
  • SOCI 354 - Sociology of Sex and Sexualities
  • SOCI 370 - Sociology of Religion
  • SOCI 374 - Introduction to Social Work: Clinical Sociology
  • SOCI 375 - Sociology of Sport
  • SOCI 419G - Sociology of Substance Use
  • SOCI 420G - Social Interaction
  • SOCI 430G - Medical Sociology
  • SOCI 480G - Death and Dying
  • SOCI 494G - Seminar in Sociology