BBA Minor Opportunities in LSA

1.  What do I need to know?
2. How do I declare a minor?
3. What do I do after my minor is declared?
4. How to communicate with Ross Academic Services

BBA students who are interested may pursue academic minors from other units within the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, including all minors offered by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), and select minors within the School of Art & Design, the College of Engineering and the School of Social Work . 

I.  What do I need to know if I am interested in a minor?

A variety of academic minors are offered throughout the University; however, only those approved for BBA students may be selected:

• LSA minors
  • BBA students may choose only those minors on the LSA list that are offered by an LSA department, unless the minor is also listed below as approved for BBA students. 
  • Ross follows LSA's minor requirements, as appropriate, and automatically accepts any future minor that is approved and offered through LSA.
• Art & Design minor (School of Art & Design)
• Community Action and Social Change minor (School of  Social Work)
• Multidisciplinary Design minor (College of Engineering)
• Electrical Engineering minor (College of Engineering)
• Performing Arts Management minor (School of Music theater and Dance)
• Undergraduate Sustainability Scholars Program certificate (the Graham Institute)

Individually designed academic minors are not allowed.  Students may complete more than one minor as long as they are not in the same department or program. 

NO overlap is allowed between business courses used to fulfill the 45 business credit requirement for the BBA degree and business courses accepted toward an academic minor. 

BBA students declaring minors will not be eligible for graduation until they have completed the requirements for both their BBA degree and their minor.  Although the minor is based within another School or College, no other additional requirements for their degrees have to be met.  For example, LSA minors do not require FYWR, ULWR, QR, R&E or area distribution.

II.  How do I declare a minor?

Once you have identified a minor that interests you:

1. Talk to an advisor 

   Meet with an advisor in your desired discipline and request assistance with:

   1. Deciding whether the minor is a good fit with your personal and professional goals.

   2. Identifying the applicable requirements, and determining which you may have already completed and those you still have to take.

   3. Mapping out a plan for completing your remaining minor requirements, keeping in mind that you must work around your BBA degree requirements.

2. Declare your minor

   Ask your advisor to submit the LSA Minor Declaration Form directly to Ross Academic Services (see below for details).  All minors must be declared prior to the end of your last term.
    

   • The University cannot and will not recognize your minor until you have officially declared the minor with the appropriate department AND Ross has received the declaration notice and updated your record.

   • How can you tell if Ross has updated your record?  Check your Degree Audit in Wolverine Access- if your minor is in the system, you will be able to view it on your audit.  If you do not see your minor, then the University does NOT have complete record of it and we cannot recognize it on your transcript.

   • Both minor declaration AND minor release (see below) must occur before the end of your final term.

    

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III.  What do I do after my minor is declared?

1. Review your academic record 

   A few weeks after your minor declaration paperwork has been submitted to Ross Academic Services, review your academic record on Wolverine Access to confirm that your minor has been posted.

2. Track your progress

   Make sure that you register for all courses that are needed to fulfill your minor requirements.  Consult with your minor advisor as needed to verify your progress.

3. Document any exceptions

   An exception to a minor requirement that is approved by your minor advisor must be stated on the Concentration/Minor Declaration Form or on the LSA Minor Release Form before graduation.

4. Certify completion of minor

   Students with declared minors will not be approved for graduation until their minors are certified, or documented, as being complete.  Ask your minor advisor to submit the LSA Academic Minor Release Form to Ross Academic Services (see below for details) stating that you are on track to complete or have completed all minor requirements prior to your anticipated graduation date. 

   Failure to submit this form may delay graduation.

How should my minor advisor communicate with Ross Academic Services?

Minor declarations, documentation of exceptions and certification of minor completions can be handled by your minor advisor in one of the two following ways:

• Automated LSA web-based system (preferred method)
• Hard copy form (delivered to E2420, RSB)

It is the student's responsibility, and not that of the minor department/advisor, to ensure the appropriate documentation is submitted to Ross Academic Services.

Other Questions?

BBA students may contact Ross Academic Services at rossacadservices@umich.edu with questions.

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