MINORS

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A minor must contain 15 to 18 semester hours of course work, with at least 9 hours of upper division course work (numbered 3000 or above). Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor. Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor. The intent of establishing minor fields of study is to offer students the opportunity to broaden their education through the minor field. The selection of a minor field of study should be made to fulfill this goal.

The department shall make available to students the requirements for the minor--the total number of hours required, along with the enumeration of any particular courses that are mandated or excluded, residency requirements (if any) for the minor courses, and grade requirements for minor courses if those requirements differ from the general University standard for credit (a D as the minimum passing grade).

A student may select a minor in consultation with his or her advisor. The student may then consult an advisor in the minor field who can inform the student of remaining requirements for the minor. When the student has met the requirements for the minor, the advisor in the minor field will then certify that fact to the student's dean. The completed minor will be recorded on the student's permanent transcript, but not on the diploma. For students completing a minor after graduation, the statement shall appear on the transcript in chronological order following the courses taken subsequent to graduation. A student must be enrolled at the time a minor is approved by the University Council, or subsequent to that date, to receive credit for the minor. A student may have more than one minor.

Select a Minor:

Aerospace Studies African American Studies African Languages and Literature African Studies Agribusiness and Management Agricultural and Applied Economics American Sign Language Animal Science Anthropology Applied Biotechnology Arabic Art/Art History Asian Languages and Literatures Astrophysics Avian Biology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biological and Medical Anthropology Biology Biomedical Physiology Cellular Biology Chemistry Chinese Language and Literature Classical Culture Classics and Comparative Cultures Cognitive Science Communication Studies Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies Computer Science Conservation Paleobiology Consumer Economics Criminal Justice Studies Crop Science Culinary Science and Nutrition Dairy Science Dance Design and Media Disaster Management Ecology Educational Psychology Elementary Agricultural Education English Entomology Environmental Design Environmental Economics and Management Environmental Geology Environmental Health Science Environmental Law Environmental Soil Science Exercise and Sport Science Fashion Merchandising Film Studies Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Food and Fiber Marketing Food Science Forestry French French Studies General Business Genetics Geoenergy and Mineral Resources Geography Geology German Gerontology Global Health Greek Health Policy and Management Hebrew Language and Literature Historic Preservation History History of Science, Medicine, and Engineering Horticulture Housing Management and Policy Human Development and Family Science Human Services International Affairs International Human Rights and Security Italian Japanese Language and Literature Jazz Music Jewish Studies Korean Language and Literature Landscape Studies Latin Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latinx Studies Law, Ethics, and Philosophy Law, Jurisprudence, and the State Linguistics Mathematics Microbiology Military Science Music Nutritional Sciences Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Personal Health and Well-Being Pharmaceutical Sciences Philosophy Physics Plant Biology Plant Pathology Political Science Portuguese Poultry Science Public Health Public Policy and Management Quechua Religion Resource Economics Russian Social Work Sociology Solid Earth Dynamics Spanish Sport Coaching Sport Management Statistics Studio Art Swahili Language, Literature, and Culture Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Theatre Transnational European Studies Turfgrass Management Urban Planning Vietnamese Language and Literature Wildlife Sciences Women's Studies

Minor - Ecology

Mission: To understand the discipline of ecology as an experimental science and a science of living organisms and their environment. To be familiar with the application of ecology as an environmental management tool. To explore a focus in ecology or a related field with a strong ecological application.

• A minor must contain at least 9 hours of upper division course work.
• Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of coursework for the minor, and all prerequisites must be taken prior to enrolling in the required courses.
• Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor.
• Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor.
• All courses used to satisfy the minor must be passed with a grade of "C"(2.0) or better.

Required Courses (7-8 hours):
(ECOL 3500, ECOL 3500L) or
(ECOL 3505H, ECOL 3505L)

Choose one course from the following list:
ECOL 3530
ECOL 3820
ECOL 3880H
ECOL 4000/6000
ECOL 4010/6010
ECOL(BIOL) 4150/6150-4150L/6150L
ECOL 4240/4240L
(ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310, ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L)
ECOL 4500/6500
ECOL 4540/6540
ECOL 4640/6640
ECOL 4775/6775-4775L/6775L

Electives (7-8 hours):
Choose 7-8 hours of additional upper-division (3000-level or above) ECOL courses*

*A maximum of 7 credit hours from the following courses may be counted toward the minor: ECOL 3900 , ECOL 3900H , ECOL 4940 , ECOL 4960R , ECOL 4990 , and ECOL 4990R. A maximum of 2 credit hours of ECOL 3910 may count toward the minor electives.

TOTAL HOURS: 15-16
For more information about minor course work, contact:
       Misha Boyd
       mlboyd@uga.edu
       542-0800