Minors

Southern Polytechnic State University offers minors in the following areas:

A minor must contain 15 to 18 semester hours of coursework with at least 9 hours of upper division coursework. Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas A through E may not be counted as coursework in the minor. Courses taken in Core Area F may be counted as coursework in the minor.

In the following pages, the course requirements for each minor are outlined.

Minor in Apparel/Textile Engineering Technology
To be eligible for a minor in Apparel/Textile Engineering Technology, the student must complete 18 credit hours of the following courses with at least 9 hours of upper division course work:
 

      Hours
ATET 1040 Introduction to Computers for Textile/Apparel 3
ATET 1100 Fiber and Yarn Formation 5
ATET 2301 Apparel and Textile Computer Systems I 5
ATET 2500 Fabric Formation 5
ATET 2600 Equipment/Systems Evaluation and Selection 3
ATET 3200 Production Data Systems 5
ATET 3300 Introduction to Composite Structures 2
ATET 3602 Apparel and Textile Computer Systems II 5
ATET 3700  Carpet Manufacturing 2
ATET 4320 Textile Wet Processing 3
ATET 4440 Testing and Quality Control 4
ATET 4670 Apparel/Textile Production Planning and Scheduling 4

Minor in Computer Information Systems
To be eligible for a minor in Computer Information Systems, the student must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better:
 

CS  1301  Computer Science I  4
CS  1302 Computer Science II  4
CS  3153  Database Systems  3
CS  4683  Management Information Systems 3
    One additional upper-level CS course 3-4

Minor in Computer Science
To be eligible for a minor in Computer Science, the student must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better:
 

CS  1301 Computer Science I  4
CS  1302  Computer Science II  4
CS  3423  Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis 3
    Two additional upper-level CS courses 6-7

Minor in Construction
To be eligible for a minor in Construction, the student must complete the following courses:
 

CNST 2000* Construction Graphics 4
CNST 3000* Computer Applications in Construction 2
CNST 3160* Building Techniques and Methods II 4
CNST 3410 Construction Estimating I 4
CNST 4510 Scheduling 4

*Students having the prerequisite knowledge in these courses may substitute courses of greater or equal credit from the following list with the consent of the CNST department head:
 

CNST 3411 Construction Estimating Software 2
CNST 3420 Construction Estimating II 4
CNST 3912 Workplace Law 3
CNST 4511 Construction Scheduling Software 2
CNST 4560 Construction Project Management 4
CNST 4710 Construction Safety 4
CNST 4760 Construction Law 4

Minor in Industrial Engineering Technology
To be eligible for a minor in Industrial Engineering Technology, the student must complete the following courses:
 

IET 2303 Principles of Industrial Systems and Design 3
    or  
IET 4356 Quality Concepts and Systems Design  
IET 3322 Work Measurement and Analysis 5
IET  3403 Industrial Experimentation 4
IET 4422 Plant Layout and Material Handling 4

Minor in International Studies
To be eligible for a minor in International Studies, the student must complete fifteen (15) semester hours from the courses listed below with a grade of "C" or better. At least nine (9) hours must be upper division courses (3000 or 4000 level courses). Up to 6 hours may be lower division (1000 or 2000) level but these courses may NOT count BOTH as a core curriculum requirement and toward the minor. All students receiving the minor in International Studies must complete an SIS 400X, Regional Studies, or SIS 2903, Special Topics, Study Abroad, course.

Lower Division (0-6 hours)
 

ANTH  1102 Introduction to Anthropology 3
ECON 1101 Introduction to Economics 3
GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography 3

ONE of the following:
 

HIST 1011 World Civilization: Ancient 3
  or    
HIST 1012 World Civilization: Medieval 3
  or    
HIST  1013 World Civilization: Modern 3
POLS 2401 Global Issues 3
RELG 1200 World Religion 3

Upper Division (6-12 hours)
 

GEOG 3101 World Regional Geography 3
MGNT 4145 International Management 3
SIS 3100 Contemporary World Politics 3
SIS 3500 Contemporary International Economic Issues 3
SIS 3600 Comparative Culture 3
SIS 3700 International Issues in Science and Technology 3
SIS 3800 Contemporary World History since 1945 3
SIS 3901-3903 Special Topics in International Studies 1-3

Regional Studies (Take at least ONE of the following:)
 

SIS 2901-2903 Special Topics in Studies Abroad 1-3
SIS 4000 Regional Studies/General 3
SIS 4001 Regional Studies/Latin America 3
SIS 4002 Regional Studies/Asia: China 3
SIS 4003 Regional Studies/Asia: Japan 3
SIS 4004 Regional Studies/Middle East 3
SIS 4005 Regional Studies/Russia/Central Europe 3
SIS 4006 Regional Studies/Western Europe 3
SIS 4007 Regional Studies/Africa 3

Notes:

1. A student may take more than one Regional Studies course as long as different regions are covered.
2. A student must also complete a language requirement by testing or demonstrating proficiency in one foreign language or completing FREN 1002, GRMN 1002, or SPAN 1002.
Minor in Management
To be eligible for a minor in Management, the student must complete MGNT 3105 and at least 12 hours of course work in management with at least 6 hours in upper division courses.

Minor in Mathematics
To obtain a minor in Mathematics, the student must complete MATH 2255 and MATH 3256 plus an additional 11 semester hours of Mathematics courses at the 2300 level or higher. At least 6 of these additional 11 hours must be at the 3000 level or higher. Courses used to fill other requirements at SPSU (excluding core areas A through E) may also be used to obtain a minor in Mathematics except that no course may be used for a minor if a course for which dual credit is not allowed is used to fill any requirement at SPSU, including required free electives.

Minor in Physics
To be eligible for a minor in Physics, the student must complete at least 15 hours of course work in physics with at least 10 hours in upper division courses.

Minor in Spanish
To be eligible for a minor in Spanish, the student must complete 15 hours of Spanish courses which must include Spanish 2001 and Spanish 2002. The remaining 9 hours must be Spanish courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Minor in Technical and Professional Communication
To be eligible for a minor in Technical and Professional Communication the student must complete 15 hours of technical communication courses, at least 9 of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. Students can choose from ARTS 3000, ENGL 2000, ENGL 2010, and any class with the TCOM course prefix. (ENGL 2010 is a prerequisite for most TCOM courses.)