Our Degrees

The aging and adult development minor is useful for students planning a career in the human services (such as teaching, social work or occupational therapy) and majoring in other disciplines.

The Department of Animal Science offers five minor programs open to students majoring in other disciplines who wish to complement their study programs.

The minor in atmospheric science provides a broad treatment of weather and climate, with the option to focus on such topics as climate change, meteorological instrumentation and satellite remo

The flexibility of the program and the close personal interaction between students, faculty and specialists in the field give students a large role in selecting and designing their own course

We offer the climate science and policy minor to provide students from across campus with a basic background in climate change science as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies.

The environmental horticulture minor focuses the student on the identification, taxonomy, propagation, production and maintenance of ornamental plants in commercial production or urban landsca

Environmental toxicology explores the effects of toxicants (both human made and naturally occurring) on the normal biochemical, cellular and physiological functioning of biological systems.

Students interested in forensic science and/or legal careers will benefit from this minor.

The minor in fungal biology and ecology is open to all students interested in fungi and allied organisms.

The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering offers a minor in geographic information systems with an emphasis on spatial analysis.