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From the Officer-in-Charge
At its December 10, 2010, meeting, the College Senate voted to recommend to the president that revisions to the DOPS policy on minors be implemented as presented in items D and I (boldface text) below:

A.  A minor may not be taken from the same discipline as a student’s major discipline.

B.  A 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average is required for admission to a minor program.

C.  A minor shall consist of no fewer than 18 and no more than 21 credit hours of coursework.

D.  A minor may include no more than 9 total hours that overlap with the student’s major disciplinary requirements.

F.   A minor may include no more than two courses at a lower-division level.

G.  A maximum of three courses of transfer credit will be permitted.

G.  The minor program must include all course prerequisites.

H.  Exceptions to these requirements must be requested through the Curriculum Committee of the College Senate with appropriate justifications provided.

I.   Faculty, through their departments and programs, will define disciplinary individualities.

I accept the recommendation of the College Senate and hereby approve the updated policy to be in effect beginning with the spring 2011 semester. I charge the heads of all relevant areas with the responsibility of ensuring that the new policy is implemented as stated above, that it is included in all pertinent documents, and that it is communicated widely through the institution.