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Discover Your Minor
An opportunity to expand your focus. Minors can relate to your major of can follow a completely different field of study. It’s your way to personalize your education for roughly 18 credits. You can pair almost any major with any minor, just discuss it with your advisor. Here is a list of all minors by department.
Biblical, Theological and Ministry Studies Minors
You may pair any minor with any major. Here are the minors under this particular department:
- BIB 231 – Principles of Biblical Interpretation 3 Credits
- BIB 330 – Galatians 3 Credits
- BIB – Old Testament Elective 3 Credits 1
- BIB – New Testament Elective 3 Credits 1
- THE – Theology Elective 3 Credits 1
- BIB/THE – Bible or Theology Elective 3 Credits 1
- ANT 231 – Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- CHM 211 – The Gospel in Human Contexts 3 Credits
or
- CHM 325 – Biblical Evangelism and Missions 3 Credits
- ICS 339X – Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
Choose three of the following courses:
- CHM 140 – Foundations of Discipleship Ministries 3 Credits
- DSC 427 – Urban Ministry 3 Credits
- HIS 332 – Church History 3 Credits
- ICS 338X – Encountering World Religions 3 Credits
- ICS 347 – Engaging Cultures in a Post-Postmodern World 3 Credits
- ICS 450X – Contextualization, Transformation and Global Theology 3 Credits
- INT 414X – Faith, Religion and Political Powers 3 Credits
- THE 349 – Alliance Ministries 3 Credits
- CHM 140 – Foundations of Discipleship Ministries 3 Credits
- DSC 241 – Faith Development of Children 3 Credits
- DSC 333X – Family Ministry 3 Credits
- DSC 351 – Teaching and Learning Theory 3 Credits
- DSC 353 – Faith Development of Youth 3 Credits
- DSC – Discipleship Elective 3 Credits
Complete 18 credits from the following courses:
- ANT 231 – Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- GEO 221 – World Regional Geography 3 Credits
- ICS 314X – Conflict, Peace and Development 3 Credits
- ICS 339X – Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
- ICS 346 – Advanced Intercultural Relations 3 Credits
- INT 310 – Change Agentry 3 Credits
- INT 353 – International Transitions Practicum I 1-2 Credits
- INT 412 – Contemporary International Issues 2 Credits
- INT 414X – Faith, Religion and Political Powers 3 Credits
- POL 232 – Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
- POL 302X – US Foreign Policy Today 3 Credits
- POL 312X – International Relations and Institutions 3 Credits
Up to 6 credits may be selected from the following:
- HIS 231 – American Civilization to 1877 3 Credits
- HIS 232 – American Civilization since 1877 3 Credits
- HIS 301X – History of American Political Thought 3 Credits
- HIS 332 – Church History 3 Credits
- HIS 333 – Ancient Civilization: Near East and Early Greece 3 Credits
- HIS 334 – Ancient Civilization: Classical Greece and Rome 3 Credits
- HIS 336 – American Social History 3 Credits
- HIS 400 – Independent Study 1-3 Credits
- HIS 436X – Renaissance and Reformation 3 Credits
- HIS 433 – Contemporary History 3 Credits
- HIS 434 – Topics in History 3 Credits
- CHM 140 – Foundations of Discipleship Ministries 3 Credits
- PRC 332 – Expository Preaching 3 Credits
- PRC 445 – Variety in Biblical Preaching 3 Credits
- PST 322 – Pastoral Methods 3 Credits
- PST 342 – Principles of Ministry Leadership 3 Credits
- Elective 3 Credits 1
- BIB 342X – Biblical Perspectives of Worship 3 Credits
- MUS 159 – Music Theory for Worship 4 Credits
- MUS 160 – Applied Lessons 0-1 Credits (2 Credits Required)
- MUS 231 – Worship Ministry in the Church 3 Credits
- MUS 232 – Technology in Worship 3 Credits
- MUS 308 – Worship Planning and Administration 3 Credits
- CHM 140 – Foundations of Discipleship Ministries 3 Credits
- DSC 236 – Youth and Family Ministry 3 Credits
- DSC 333X – Family Ministry 3 Credits
- DSC 351 – Teaching and Learning Theory 3 Credits
- DSC 353 – Faith Development of Youth 3 Credits
- DSC 358X – Contemporary Issues in Youth Culture 3 Credits
Business and Sport Management Minors
You may pair any minor with any major. Here are the minors under this particular department:
- ACC 328 – Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credits
- ACC 329 – Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credits
- ACC 350 – Cost Management 3 Credits
Choose three of the following five courses:
- ACC 230 – Not for Profit Accounting 3 Credits
- ACC 352 – Accounting Information Systems 3 Credits
- ACC 412 – Auditing 3 Credits
- ACC 414 – Taxation 3 Credits
- ACC 455X – Accounting Internship 3 Credits
- ACC 128 – Survey of Accounting 3 Credits
or
- ACC 228 – Principles of Accounting I 3 Credits
- BUS 221X – Business Communication 3 Credits
- BUS 240 – Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
- BUS 335 – Principles of Business Organization and Management 3 Credits
- BUS 350 – Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
- ECO 232 – Principles of Economics 3 Credits
- BUS 214 – Business Data Analysis 3 Credits
- IT 106 – Introduction to Computer Applications 3 Credits
- IT 204 – Introduction to Programming 3 Credits
- IT 422 – Advanced Analytics and Data Mining 3 Credits
- MAT 226 – Applied Statistics 3 Credits
- MRK 316 – Marketing Analytics 3 Credits
- ACC 128 – Survey of Accounting 3 Credits
or
- ACC 228 – Principles of Accounting I 3 Credits
- BUS 240 – Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
- BUS 335 – Principles of Business Organization and Management 3 Credits
- BUS 350 – Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
- BUS 412 – Small Business Management 3 Credits
- MRK 348X – Social Media 3 Credits
or
- MRK 353 – Digital and Internet Marketing 3 Credits
- ACC 228 – Principles of Accounting I 3 Credits
- BUS 375 – Financial Management 3 Credits
- ECO 232 – Principles of Economics 3 Credits
- FIN 210 – Personal Financial Planning 3 Credits
- FIN 310 – Investments 3 Credits
- FIN – Finance Elective (300-400 level) 3 Credits
- BUS 221X – Business Communication 3 Credits
- BUS 350 – Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
- MRK 353 – Digital and Internet Marketing 3 Credits
- MRK 413 – Trends in Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
Choose two of the following courses:
- MRK 312 – Promotion—Reaching the Market 3 Credits
- MRK 314 – Marketing and Business Communication 3 Credits
- MRK 411 – Marketing in a Global Arena 3 Credits
- MRK Elective 3 Credits
- ACC, BUS, ECO, HPE, PED or SCI Elective 3 Credits
- SMG 105 – Introduction to Sport Management 3 Credits
- SMG 206 – Sport Marketing and Fund Raising 3 Credits
- SMG 305 – Administration of Sport and Athletics 3 Credits
- SMG 310 – Sport Psychology 3 Credits
- SMG 315 – Recreational Sport Management 3 Credits
Humanities + Social Science Minors
You may pair any minor with any major. Here are the minors under this particular department:
- COM 312 – Presentational Speaking 3 Credits
- COM 342X – Interactive Design 3 Credits
- COM 344X – Digital Design 3 Credits
- COM 347X – Advertising Design 3 Credits
- MRK 411 – Marketing in a Global Arena 3 Credits
- PSY 330 – Counseling Psychology 3 Credits
or
- PSY 410 – Psychology of Addiction 3 Credits
or
- PSY 3012 – Psychopharmacology 3 Credits
- PSY 3060 – Diversity Issues in Counseling 3 Credits
- PSY 4010 – Assessment and Treatment Planning 3 Credits
- PSY 4012 – Case Management for Alcohol and Drug Counseling 3 Credits
- COM 140 – Perspectives in Communication 3 Credits
or
- COM 252 – Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
- COM 150 – Writing for Communication 3 Credits
- COM – Communication Elective (300-400 level) 12 Credits
- PSY 3060 – Diversity Issues in Counseling 3 Credits
- PSY 330 – Counseling Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY 3542 – Methods of Counseling 3 Credits
- PSY 442 – Marriage and Family Counseling 3 Credits
- PSY 4533 – Group Dynamics 3 Credits
- 300-400 Psychology Elective 3 Credits
- CRJ 2520 – Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
- CSJ 352 – Criminology 3 Credits
- CSJ 330 – Juvenile Justice Concepts 3 Credits
- CSJ 445 – Restorative Justice 3 Credits
- CSJ 451 – Comparative Justice Systems 3 Credits
- CSJ 460 – Topics in Criminal and Social Justice 3 Credits
- CRM 316X – Criminal Minds 3 Credits
- CSJ 352 – Criminology 3 Credits
- CSJ 330 – Juvenile Justice Concepts 3 Credits
- PSY 336 – Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits
6 elective credits from:
- BUS 421 – Business Law 3 Credits
- CRM 318X – Law & Literature 3 Credits
- CRM 322X – History of War Weapons: Knives to WMDs 3 Credits
- CSJ 445 – Restorative Justice 3 Credits
- CSJ 451 – Comparative Justice Systems 3 Credits
- CSJ 461 – Criminal/Social Justice Internship 1-3 Credits
- HIS 322X – History of War Weapons: Knives to WMDs 3 Credits
- LWE 255 – Criminal Procedures 3 Credits
- LWE 256 – Minnesota Statutes 4 Credits
- LWE 349 – CSI: Criminal Investigations 3 Credits
- LWE 356 – Emergency Medical Responder 3 Credits
- PSY 410 – Psychology of Addiction 3 Credits
- COM 247X – Media Foundations 3 Credits
- COM 342X – Interactive Design 3 Credits
- COM 458X – Video Short Form 3 Credits
- COM 344X – Digital Design 3 Credits
- COM 448 – Advanced Media Production 3 Credits
- MUS 232 – Technology in Worship 3 Credits
- ENG 341 – Creative Writing Seminar 3 Credits
- ENG – Literature Electives 9 Credits
- ENG – English Electives 6 Credits 1
- HIS 133 – World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
- HIS 134 – World Civilizations since 1500 3 Credits
- HIS 231 – American Civilization to 1877 3 Credits
or
- HIS – History Electives (300-400 level) 9 Credits
- CRM 316X – Criminal Minds 3 Credits
or
- CSJ 352 – Criminology 3 Credits
or
- PSY 336 – Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits
- CRM 322X – History of War Weapons: Knives to WMDs 3 Credits
or
- LWE 349 – CSI: Criminal Investigations 3 Credits
- LWE Elective 9 Credits
- POL 302X – US Foreign Policy Today 3 Credits
or
- POL 332 – American Constitutional Law 3 Credits
- POL 414X – Faith, Religion and Political Powers 3 Credits
Complete 6 credits from the following:
- CSJ 445 – Restorative Justice 3 Credits
- CSJ 451 – Comparative Justice Systems 3 Credits
- HIS 231 – American Civilization to 1877 3 Credits
- HIS 232 – American Civilization since 1877 3 Credits
- HIS 332 – Church History 3 Credits
- HIS 333 – Ancient Civilization: Near East and Early Greece 3 Credits
- HIS 334 – Ancient Civilization: Classical Greece and Rome 3 Credits
- HIS 336 – American Social History 3 Credits
- HIS 400 – Independent Study 1-3 Credits
- HIS 436X – Renaissance and Reformation 3 Credits
- HIS 433 – Contemporary History 3 Credits
- HIS 434 – Topics in History 3 Credits
- PHI 232 – Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
- POL 301X – History of American Political Thought 3 Credits
- POL 314X – Conflict, Peace and Development 3 Credits
- POL 401 – Criminal Justice 3 Credits
- SOC 338X – Social Justice 3 Credits
- SOC 345X – Introduction to the Urban Context 3 Credits
- BUS 421 – Business Law 3 Credits
- CSJ 352 – Criminology 3 Credits
- POL 332 – American Constitutional Law 3 Credits
- POL 302X – US Foreign Policy Today 3 Credits
or
- ECO 232 – Principles of Economics 3 Credits
or
- PHI 333X – Christian Ethics 3 Credits
- PSY 130 – General Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY 236 – Developmental Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY 330 – Counseling Psychology 3 Credits
or
- PSY 331 – Personality Theories 3 Credits
- PSY 336 – Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits
- 300-400 Psychology Elective 3 Credits
- COM 140 – Perspectives in Communication 3 Credits
or
- COM 252 – Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
- COM 312 – Presentational Speaking 3 Credits
- COM 354 – Conflict Management 3 Credits
- COM 358 – Group and Organizational Communication 3 Credits
- HIS 133 – World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
- HIS 134 – World Civilizations since 1500 3 Credits
- Social Science Electives 12 Credits 1
- SOC 230 – Sociology 3 Credits
Complete 15 credits from the following:
- CSJ 352 – Criminology 3 Credits
- SOC 240X – Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits
- SOC 325X – Parent-Child Relationships 3 Credits
- SOC 333X – Family Ministry 3 Credits
- SOC 338X – Social Justice 3 Credits
- SOC 341X – Diversity in Sociology 3 Credits
- SOC 345X – Introduction to the Urban Context 3 Credits
- SOC 350 – Sociology of Deviance 3 Credits
- SOC 358X – Contemporary Issues in Youth Culture 3 Credits
- SOC 415X – Human Sexuality 3 Credits
- SOC 431X – Social Psychology 3 Credits
- SOC 434X – Marriage and the Family 3 Credits
- COM 312 – Presentational Speaking 3 Credits
- COM 340 – Public Relations 3 Credits
- COM 348X – Social Media 3 Credits
Complete 9 credits from the following:
- COM 221X – Business Communication 3 Credits
- COM 247X – Media Foundations 3 Credits
- COM 347X – Advertising Design 3 Credits
- COM 354 – Conflict Management 3 Credits
- COM 358 – Group and Organizational Communication 3 Credits
- FAR 234 – Stage Acting and Improvisation 3 Credits
Complete 15 credits from the following:
- COM 326 – Scriptwriting 3 Credits
- COM 450 – Communication Internship 3 Credits
- ENG 327X – Oral Interpretation and Dramatic Storytelling 3 Credits
- ENG 437 – Shakespeare 3 Credits
- FAR 272 – Introduction to Dance, Movement and Stage Combat 3 Credits
- FAR 329X – Fundamentals of Acting and Directing for Film 3 Credits
- FAR 359 – Special Topics in Theatre 3 Credits
- FAR 439 – Stage Direction and Production 3 Credits
- COM 247X – Media Foundations 3 Credits
- COM 326 – Scriptwriting 3 Credits
- COM 361X – Cinematography 3 Credits
- COM 362X – Video Editing 3 Credits
- COM 448 – Advanced Media Production 3 Credits
- COM 458X – Video Short Form 3 Credits
Mathematics + Science Minors
You may pair any minor with any major. Here are the minors under this particular department:
- SCI 245 – General Chemistry I 4 Credits
- SCI 246 – General Chemistry II 4 Credits
- SCI 435 – Organic Chemistry I 4 Credits
- SCI 436 – Organic Chemistry II 4 Credits
- SCI 437 – Biochemistry 3 Credits
- SCI 200 – Ecology 4 Credits
- SCI 240 – Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology 4 Credits
- SCI 244 – General Biology II 4 Credits
Choose two of the following courses:
- SCI 311 – Introduction to Botany 4 Credits
- SCI 321 – General Zoology 4 Credits
- SCI 331 – Evolution and Origins 3 Credits
- SCI 380 – Exercise Physiology 4 Credits
Complete 15-16 credits from the following:
- SCI 260 – Nutrition 3 Credits
- SCI 313 – Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Credits
- SCI 416 – Biomechanics II 3 Credits
- SCI 423 – ECG Testing & Interpretation 4 Credits
- SCI 451 – Training Theory and Analytics 3 Credits
- SCI 452 – Exercise Prescription for Clinical Populations 3 Credits
- MAT 243 – Calculus I 4 Credits
- MAT 244 – Calculus II 4 Credits
- MAT 339 – Linear Algebra 3 Credits
Complete 7 credits from the following:
- MAT 226 – Applied Statistics 3 Credits
- MAT 330 – Modern Geometry 3 Credits
- MAT 336 – Discrete Mathematics 3 Credits
- MAT 356 – Multivariable Calculus 4 Credits
Complete 18-20 credits from the following:
- MAT 243 – Calculus I 4 Credits
- NUR 315 – Pharmacology 3 Credits
- SCI 219 – Medical Terminology 3 Credits
- SCI 243 – General Biology I 4 Credits
- SCI 246 – General Chemistry II 4 Credits
- SCI 247 – Physics I 4 Credits
- SCI 248 – Physics II 4 Credits
- SCI 250 – Genetics 4 Credits
- SCI 261 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credits
- SCI 262 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credits
- SCI 312X – Pathophysiology 3 Credits
- SCI 435 – Organic Chemistry I 4 Credits
- SCI 436 – Organic Chemistry II 4 Credits
Teacher Education Minors
You may pair any minor with any major. Here are the minors under this particular department:
- HPE 221 – Personal and Community Health 2 Credits
- HPE 322 – Prevention and Care of Injuries 2 Credits
- PED 327 – Foundations of Coaching/Officiating 2 Credits
- PED 410 – Coaching Internship 3 Credits
- SCI 325 – Biomechanics I 3 Credits
- SMG 305 – Administration of Sport and Athletics 3 Credits
- SMG 310 – Sport Psychology 3 Credits
- HPE 221 – Personal and Community Health 2 Credits
- HPE 322 – Prevention and Care of Injuries 2 Credits
- PED 100 – Lifetime Wellness 1 Credits
- PSY 236 – Developmental Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY 415X – Human Sexuality 3 Credits
- SCI 260 – Nutrition 3 Credits
- SCI 261 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credits
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