Everybody knows you have to declare a major in college—your major is what you get your degree in. But what exactly is a minor?
A minor is an optional program of study built around a particular subject or skill, for example, nonprofit management or museum studies.
Minors can be helpful in two ways: You can focus your degree by choosing a minor related to your major or you can broaden your degree by taking an unrelated but complementary minor (for example, a business student taking a computing minor). Your minor will also show up on your transcripts.
To successfully complete a minor, you must achieve a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all courses involved in the minor.
UW Tacoma also offers several certificate programs that are open to current students or can be taken as a nonmatriculated student.
You must have earned a minimum of 90 credits before declaring a minor. Please talk with your adviser for details.
