Students in the Cockrell School are allowed to minor in any field in which the university offers a major, outside of the School of Engineering. A minor is not required as part of any engineering degree program.
Student may complete only one minor. A minor consists of at least 12 semester hours in a single field, including at least six hours of upper-division coursework. Six of these hours must be completed in residence. A course to be counted toward the minor may not be taken pass/fail, unless the course is offered only on that basis. Only one course counted toward the standard requirements of the student's major degree may also be counted toward the minor.
For a minor in a foreign language, other than courses used to fulfill the basic education foreign language requirement, the 12 hours may be lower-division, but must include at least six hours completed in residence and at least six hours beyond course 507 or the equivalent.
All minors must be approved by a student's major department faculty adviser and the Office of the Dean. Prerequisites and other enrollment restrictions may prevent students from pursuing a minor in some fields. Before planning to use specific courses to make up the minor, students should consult the department that offers those courses.
Students should complete and submit the Minor Approval Form, before submitting the graduation application, by the semester they expect to graduate. Once a form is submitted, it will be approved by the student's department, then reviewed by the engineering Office of Student Affairs for final approval by the Dean.
