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University Minors

A minor for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degree programs consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours in an approved subject area. Defined minors are those for which a specific set of courses is recommended. Other approved minor programs are structured through the advisement process subject to the approval of the chair of the department which offers the courses. Minors which include courses from multiple departments are approved by the dean of the school which offers the majority of the program. Transfer students may use credits earned at other institutions to fulfill minor requirements. A transfer student who desires to minor in an area not listed below may do so, providing Cameron University offers at least 8 semester hours in the subject area. A student may not minor in Education.

Approved Minor Programs

*Accounting
  Agriculture
  Agricultural Mechanics
  Agronomy
  Animal Science
*Art
*Art History
*Athletic Coaching
*Biology
*Chemistry
  Comp. Aided Design
    Draft.
*Computer Science
  Comp. Information Sys.
*Corrections
*Criminal Justice
*Driver & Safety Education
*Economics
 Electronic Engineering
     Technology
  Engineering Design
     Technology
  English
*Environmental Studies
*Ethnic Studies
*Family Science
*Finance
*Foreign Language
  French
*General Business
    Administration
  Geography
  German
*Health
*History
*Human Ecology
      General
*Humanities
  Journalism
*Language Arts
  Latin
*Law Enforcement
  Library Science
*Management
*Management
    Information Systems
*Marketing
*Mathematics
  Military Science
*Multimedia Design
*Museum Studies
*Music
*Philosophy
*Physical Educ & Health
*Physics
  Political Science
  Professional Writing
  Psychology
  Public Relations
*Radio/Television
*Recreation
*Recreational Arts
  Sociology
  Spanish
*Speech Communication
*Statistics
  Substance Abuse
*Theatre Arts
* Defined Minor

Defined Minors

Accounting
Non-Business Majors: ACCT 2013, ACCT 2023 and 12 semester hours of upper division accounting courses.
Business Majors: 18 semester hours of upper division accounting courses


Art

ART 1113, ART 1213, ART 1223, ART 2243, ART 2623 and 9 hours of upper division electives


Art History

ART 1013, ART 2613, ART 2623, ART 4633 (9 hours)


Athletic Coaching

(Closed to Health and Physical Education majors). HLTH 3244, HLTH 3292, HLTH 4503, HPET 4003 and 6 hours chosen from the following: Sports Officiating (2 hours), Theory of Coaching (2-4 hours), Drugs and Society (3 hours), Weight Training (1-2 hours), HPET Special Studies (1-2 hours)

Biology

BIOL 1364, BIOL 1474 and 10 semester hours of upper division biology courses.


Chemistry

CHEM 1361/1364 and CHEM 1471/1474 and 8 hours selected from CHEM 2113, CHEM 2232, CHEM 3345 OR CHEM 3314 and CHEM 3324 or other approved Chemistry courses.


Computer Science

CS 1301, CS 1313, CS 1501, CS 1513, CS 1523, CS 2401, CS 2413, CS 2513; and one upper division computer science course that applies towards a computer science degree.


Corrections

CJ 1013, CJ 1033, CJ 1113; any three CORR courses


Criminal Justice

CJ 1013, CJ 1033, CJ 1113; three additional courses in CJ, CORR, or LE; at least one of these courses must be a CJ course.


Driver and Safety Education

(Closed to Health and Physical Education majors with a concentration in Physical Education and Safety) SFTY 3723, SFTY 3823, SFTY 4923 and 9 hours chosen from other Safety Education courses; HLTH 2213, EDUC 3632 and/or other approved courses, workshops, seminars in traffic or safety education.

Economics
Non-Business Majors: ECON 2013, ECON 2023, ECON 3013, ECON 3023, ECON 3313 and 3 hours of upper division business or economics elective.
Business Administration and Accounting Majors: ECON 3013, ECON 3023, ECON 3313 and 9 hours of upper division economics and business electives.


Environmental Studies

HUM 2513 and selected from the following: GEOL 1024, GEOG 2014, BIOL 2444, GEOG 3253, SOCI 3373, ECON 4213


Ethnic Studies

HUM 2513 and 15 hours selected from the following: SPAN 1113, SPAN 1223, SOCI 3013, HIST 3333, GEOG 3243, ENGL 3313, ENGL 3323, HIST 3343, HIST 3353


Family Science

Required: 6 hours - FAMS 1123, FAM S 1163 Electives: 12 hours to be chosen from any course with a FAMS prefix or FNS 3313


Foreign Languages

Any 18-hour combination of any level course with a foreign language prefix.


Finance

Non-Business Majors: FIN 3603, FIN 3313, FIN 3623, FIN 4333 and 6 hours of upper division finance electives.
Business Administration and Accounting Majors: FIN 3313, FIN 3623, FIN 4333 and 9 hours of upper division finance electives.


General Business Administration

Non-Business Majors: ACCT 2013, ACCT 2023, ECON 2023, FIN 3603, MGMT 3013, MKTG 3413.


Humanities

HIST 2113 or HIST 2223 and 15 hours selected from the following with no more than 6 hours with the same prefix) ART 2613, ART 2623, ENGL 3063, ENGL 3073, PHIL 1113, HIST 1113, HIST 1123, MUSC 1413, MUSC 1423,THTR 3823, HUM 2513.


Health

(Closed to Health and Physical Education majors). HLTH 1053, HLTH 2213, HLTH 3244, SFTY 3613, FNS 1343 and 2-8 hours from the following: School and Community Health Programs (3 hours), Physiology of Exercise (3 hours), Methods of Materials in Health Education (3 hours), HPET Special Studies (1-2 hours), Other approved health or health related courses (3 hours)


History

HIST 1113, HIST 1123, HIST 1483, HIST 1493, and 6 hours of history electives.


Human Ecology

There are two options for the student who elects a minor in Family Science or General Human Ecology. Detailed information may be obtained from the Department of Psychology and Human Ecology.


Language Arts

It is recommended that 9 to 12 hours be selected from one of the following areas and that 6 to 9 hours be selected from one or more of the other fields listed, for a total of 18 hours. The language arts areas consist of: Foreign Languages, Journalism, Library Science, English (sophomore level or above) (the English option is closed to English majors), Theatre, Communications (except COMM 1113), Professional Writing.


Law Enforcement

CJ 1013, CJ 1033, CJ 1113; any three LE courses.


Management

Non-Business Majors: BUS 1113, ACCT 2013, MGMT 3013, MGMT 3513 and upper division management electives (6 hours).
Business Administration and Accounting Majors: ACCT 3213, MGMT 3513, MGMT 3813, MGMT 4023 or MGMT 4033 and upper division management electives (6 hours).


Management Information Systems

Non-Business Majors: MIS 3013, MIS 3033, MIS 3083, MIS 3223, MIS 4533 and 3 hours of upper division MIS electives.
Business Administration and Accounting Majors: MIS 3033, MIS 3083, MIS 3223, MIS 4533 and 6 hours of upper division MIS electives.


Marketing

Non-Business Majors: BUS 1113, MKTG 3413, MKTG 3423, MKTG 4443 and 6 hours of upper division marketing electives.
Business Administration and Accounting Majors: MKTG 3423, MKTG 4443 and 12 hours of upper division marketing electives.


Mathematics

Required: MATH 2215* and MATH 2235 (*Prerequisites: MATH 1513 and MATH 1613) and a minimum of 8 credit hours of electives chosen from the following: MATH 2244, MATH 2613, STAT 3013, MATH 3013*, MATH 3213*, MATH 3253, MATH 3302, MATH 3333, MATH 4113, MATH 4423*, MATH 4433, MATH 4483**. (*Prerequisite: MATH 2613. **Prerequisites: MATH 2244 and MATH 2613)


Multimedia Design

MM 1013, MM 1133 and 12 hours of MM electives.


Museum Studies

Prerequisites: HIST 1483 and HIST 1493. Required: MUSM 2003, MUSM 3003, MUSM 4003 (to be repeated for a total of 6 hours), and two of the following: HIST 2133 (recommended), HIST 2113, HIST 3113, HIST 3343, HIST 2033 or HUM 2513.


Music

Band/Choir/Accomp./Orch. (4 semesters) MUSC 1413, MUSC 1423, MUSC 2312, MUSC 2332, MUSC 2201 (4 semesters)


Philosophy

PHIL 1113, PHIL 2213, PHIL 3013, PHIL 3123 and at least two of the following courses: EDUC 3013, PHIL 4591-3, PS 3613, PS 3623, PS 3633, PS 4673


Physical Education and Health

FNS 1343, HPET 2322, HPET 4203, HLTH 3292, HLTH 3303, HLTH 4503 and 2-8 hours chosen from Health and Physical Education and/or SFTY 3613. Physical education activity courses will not meet this requirement.


Physics

PHYS 1115 and PHYS 1215 or PHYS 2015 and PHYS 2025, PHYS 3003 and electives (5 hours).


Radio/Television

RTV 1013, RTV 2213, RTV 2313 and RTV electives 9 hours.


Recreation

HPET 2322, HPET 3353, HPET 3363, Aquatic Activity Class (1 hour) and electives 9 hours. Courses chosen from the following: HPET 3373, HPET 4222, HPET 4003, HPET 3052 or 3062, SFTY 3613, HLTH 2213, SFTY 3723, PE Activities (2 hours), HPET special studies (1-2 hours).


Recreational Arts

To be selected from the following 3 areas with a minimum of 3 hours and no more than 9 hours from any one area for a total of 18 hours.
Art: ART 1113, ART 1023, ART 2313, ART 2513, ART 2813, ART 3833
Music: (Must include MUSC 3683 Music for the Elementary Teacher) MUSC 1111, MUSC 1141, MUSC 1023
Theatre: THTR 1103, THTR 1203, THTR 1603, THTR 2603, THTR 3403


Speech Communication

COMM 1113, COMM 2313 or COMM 3393 and electives 12 hours.


Statistics

Required: MATH 2215*, MATH 2235, STAT 3013**.
(*Prerequisite: MATH 1513 and MATH 1613
**Prerequisite: MATH 1513 or equivalent)
and a minimum of 5 credit hours of electives chosen from the following:
STAT 3023, STAT 3113, STAT 3123, STAT 3202, MATH 3253, MATH 3333, MATH 3302, MATH 4113, MATH 4433.


Theatre Arts

THTR 1103, THTR 1203, THTR 2603 and electives 9 hours.