Academic Minors: Enhance Your Degree
A minor is an academic program that complements and enriches a student’s major field of study. Pursued alongside a baccalaureate degree, a minor allows students to explore an additional area of interest, broaden their skill set, and deepen their overall educational experience.
Minors can help students:
- Diversify your academic profile with knowledge outside of your primary major
- Gain valuable interdisciplinary skills to strengthen career readiness
- Explore personal interests or fields beyond your major
- Stand out to employers and graduate schools with a more well-rounded academic background
Minors offered at Penn State Hazleton
- Addictions and Recovery
- Business
- Corporate Communication
- Game Development
- Information Sciences and Technology
How many credits is a minor?
Minors at Penn State require a minimum of 18 credits and typically no more than 21 credits with at least 6 but ordinarily not more than half of the credits at the 400 level. A minor program may consist of course work in a single area or from several disciplines.
Minor Requirements
A minor is at least 18 credits, and all courses for a minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or above.
At least six (6) credits of the minor must be completed in courses offered by the University or in cooperative degree programs that have been established by formal agreement and approved by the University Faculty Senate
At least six (6) credits of the minor must be unique from the Prescribed Courses required by the student’s major program(s).
Prerequisite for Minors
Minors often will have minimal prerequisite preparation required to begin the minor. However, entrance to some minors may require the completion of a number of prerequisites including courses, portfolios, auditions, or other forms of documentation that are not included in the total requirements for the minor.