College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate Minors & Certificates

This information is provided as a guide for advisors and students. The requirements are as published in the General Bulletin. Check with the appropriate department or the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office to verify the requirements for the year of the student's enrollment at Appalachian.

Minors Offered by the College

In addition to the degrees, minors, and certificates offered through departments, the College of Arts and Sciences has a choice of several multidisciplinary minors. The classes in these minors are taught by experts in multiple departments and span several disciplines.

These minors include:

• Animal Studies
• Atmospheric Science
• Classical and Mediterranean Civilizations
• Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
• Medical Humanities
• Medieval Studies
• Southern Studies

Minors & Certificate Programs in the College

Minors

The College of Arts and Sciences offers the following minors through its departments:

• Africana Studies

• Animal Studies

• Anthropology

• Appalachian Music: Roots and Influences

• Appalachian Studies

• Arabic

• Astronomy

• Atmospheric Science

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Chinese

• Classical and Mediterranean Civilizations

• Community and Regional Planning

• Computer Science

• Creative Engagement and Social Change

• Criminal Justice

• Documentary Studies

• English

• Evolutionary Anthropology and Primatology

• Experiential, Integrative Learning

• Fermentation Sciences

• Film Studies

• French and Francophone Studies

• Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies

• Geography

• Geology

• German

• Girls’ Studies

• Global Studies

• Health and Aging

• History

• Japanese

• Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies

• Labor Studies

• Latine/x and Latin American Studies

• LGBT Studies

• Mathematics

• Medical Humanities

• Medical Physics

• Medieval Studies

• New Media and Digital Cultures

• Non-Profit Organizations

• Philosophy

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

• Philosophy, Politics and Economics

• Physics

• Physics for Secondary Education Majors

• Political Science

• Psychology

• Religious Studies

• Rhetoric and Technical Writing

• Russian

• Sociology

• Southern Studies

• Spanish

• Spanish for the Health and Helping Professions

• Statistics

• TESL/Applied Linguistics

Certificates

The College of Arts and Sciences offers certificates in the following program areas:

• Africana Studies

• Data Science

• Forensic Science

• Geographic Information Systems

• Global Connections

• Sports Analytics

Last Updated 9/20/2024