Declare Your Minor

Looking for a minor? Adding a minor from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences can broaden your skills and help you stand out to potential employers. Explore what we have to offer!

This page is for current University of Arizona students only. Incoming students should wait until they complete New Student Orientation to declare a minor. UA students should plan to declare a minor by the end of their second year.

The minors listed are main campus programs only located in Tucson, AZ. Discuss fully online minors for Arizona Online with an Arizona Online Advisor.

Program How to Declare 2.0 GPA Required
American Indian Studies (AIS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Anthropology (ANTH) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Arabic (ARB) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Bioethics (BIOE) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Care, Health, and Society (CHS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Communication (COMM) Sign up online only (via Minor Info Session) Yes
Consciousness Studies (CS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Criminology (CRIM) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Creative Writing (CRTV) Sign up online only No
English (ENGL) Sign up online only No
Environmental Studies (EVS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Food Studies (FOOD) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Gender and Women's Studies (GWS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Geography (GEOG) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Geographic Information Science (GIS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Government and Public Policy (GPP) - This minor is being replaced by the Political Science minor starting Fall 2024 Any advisor can declare Yes
History (HIST) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Human Rights Practice (HRTS) Any advisor can declare No
Journalism (JOUR) Sign up online only Yes
Judaic Studies (JUS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Latin American Studies (LAS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Linguistics (LING) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Mexican American Studies (MAS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Middle East and North African Studies (MENA) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Persian (PRS) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Philosophy (PHIL) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Political Science (POL) - Launching Fall 2024 term! Any advisor can declare Yes
Pre-Law Thematic Minor (PLW) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Professional and Technical Writing (PTW) Sign up online only No
Public Relations (PR) Sign up online only (via Minor Info Session) Yes
Sociology (SOC) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Southwest Studies (SWST) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Turkish (TURK) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
Urban and Regional Development (UREG) Any advisor can declare or sign up online No
     

Am I required to have a minor?

It depends on what your major is. If you already have a major within SBS, then you are required to have either a minor or double major (with the exception of students majoring in Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law).

How do I drop a minor?

Any advisor can drop a minor for you. Please send your advisor an email requesting to drop the minor. There is no need to make an appointment just to drop a minor.