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Note: The following information represents requirements for the 2024/25 academic calendar year. The Course Registration Guide will be updated for the 2025/26 academic year mid-May.
The following information is part of Step 1: Program Requirements of the Course Registration Guide for options and minors for first-year students in Brantford. To view the remaining steps, consult the Course Registration Guide.
A minor is a secondary area of concentration in a subject that is different from your major. Minors are a great way for you to pursue other areas of interest and fully customize your degree.
Most minors require 3.0 credits. The courses provided below will start you off on the right track towards a minor, but be sure to consult the undergraduate academic calendar for course selection in future years of your program.
Similar to minors, options are a great opportunity to turn elective courses into a focused area of study.
An option is an enhanced minor, normally consisting of 4.0 credits, and will require a higher GPA than a minor (usually a 6.0 or 7.0 GPA). Consult the undergraduate academic calendar for course selection in future years of your program. The courses below will provide you with a good start toward the requirements.
Finding it hard to pick just one? You can complete a minor and an option. You can also complete two minors. If you are considering pursuing multiple minors or want to complete both a minor and an option, be sure to consult with academic advising. Their advice will direct you on the path to graduation.
CP courses to use toward the minor can be found under Online Campus.
Consider taking some 200 level CC courses of interest, such as CC200, CC202, CC203, CC205, CC209, or CC212. They can be used toward the minor as well.
Consider taking DD102 as it can be used toward the minor.
Consider taking EM110 and/or EM203 as they can be used toward the minor.
Consider taking a maximum of 2 of YC100, EN201 or EN286 as they can be used toward the minor.
All GG courses are available through Online Campus only.
The certificate in Global Crime and Justice consists of 2.0 credits and can be added to any degree. All UNDC courses are only offered online.
All UNDC courses are 0.25 credits and run for 6 weeks of a term. Course sections of OCA will run in the first 6 weeks of the term, and course sections of OCB will run in the last 6 weeks of the term. You should choose at least 2 UNDC courses per term (1 OCA and 1 OCB) to ensure that you complete a 0.5 credit in each term.
HS103 cannot be counted toward the minor.
Students in the Applied Health Sciences Program cannot complete this minor.
OL101 can also be taken toward the minor or option.
Students in the Psychology program cannot complete this minor, but can complete a Mental Health and Well-Being Specialization (and should choose SK121 or UU100 as an elective).
Consider taking PP111 through Online Campus as it can be used toward the minor.
Students in the Applied Health Science program cannot complete this minor, but can complete a Physical Forensics Specialization.
Consider taking CC100 as it is a prerequisite for some future courses you can take toward the minor.
Students in the Law and Society program cannot complete this option, but they can complete the Politics and Public Policy Specialization.
Consider taking UX100 as it can be used as an optional requirement toward the minor.
All SAFE courses are available through Online Campus only.
Consider taking EM101, EM202 or EM203 as they are courses that can count toward the option.
Students in the Youth and Children's Studies Program cannot complete this minor.
Now that you've determined your program requirements, it's time to move to Step 2: Choose Your Electives to plan and select your electives.