MINORS
Common Requirements for the Minor
A minor is a secondary concentration of courses in a subject
other than a major or honours subject. The minimum requirements
for the minor consist of at least three credits, no fewer than
two of which shall be senior credits obtained at WLU.
A student may select at most one minor. A minimum cumulative GPA
of 4.50 is required on all courses of the minor subject.
The following is a complete list of available minors
and their equivalents.
Special Requirements for the Minor
Anthropology: AN101, AN102, and one credit in
Anthropology at each of the 200 and 300 levels.
Archaeology: AR100* and two senior credits in
Archaeology. Only one of these senior credits may be obtained
from a summer field course.
Biology: BI100* and any two senior Biology
credits.
Canadian Studies: CA200*, CA301, CA302 and an
additional credit from the list of electives available in the
Canadian Studies major (page 55).
Chemistry: CH100* (or CH110*) together with two senior
credits, at least one of which must be obtained from a
laboratory course.
Classical Studies:
(a) CL101, CL102, and two senior credits in
Classics or
(b) Both LA101 and LA102 or both GR101 and
GR102, CL225, CL226 and one senior credit in Classics.
Communication Studies: CS200, CS201
(cross-listed as PY201), CS235, CS300, CS308 (cross-listed as
SY308), EN202.
Computing: CP104, CP114; either CP211 or CP216;
CP264, CP314; either CP363 or CP466.
Development and International Studies: DI200; two
credits from AN337 (cross-listed as SY337), EC207, GG367, HI329*,
SY338, and either both PO227 and PO228 or both PO231 and PO232;
plus a half credit from the lists in 2 and 3(b) and (c) of the
Development and International Studies major program (page 55).
Economics: EC120 and EC140 and two senior credits in
Economics.
English: A junior credit and two senior credits in
English. The two senior credits may include one of EN209, EN309,
TR221, TR229 in lieu of a regular half-credit English course.
Film Studies: Three credits from FS204, FS240,
FS241, FS242, FS243, FS244, FS245, FS246, FS247, FS248,
FS341, FS343; EN202.
Fine Arts: FI100* and FI220; one credit from FI200* or
FI247* or both CL214 and CL215; one credit in Studio.
French: FR205*, a full credit in language study, and
one other senior credit in French. It is recommended that FR205*
be taken in First Year.
Geography: Geography courses must include GG100*
and two senior credits including a half credit from GG210, GG220,
GG230, GG240.
German: GM200, GM201, one additional senior credit
in each of composition and literature as approved by the
Department.
German Business Language: GM200, GM201, GM205, GM206,
GM313, GM314.
Greek: The introductory courses and at least
two senior credits, including a minimum of a half credit beyond
the 200 level.
History: One credit in each of Canadian and
European History. Either of these credits, but not both,
may be at the junior level. One additional senior credit
in History. Courses marked (E) can be used to fulfil the
European history requirement.
Latin: The introductory courses and at least two
senior credits, including a minimum of a half credit beyond the
200 level.
Mathematics: MA100*, MA122, MA200, MA201, and any
senior credit in Mathematics. Should any of the required courses
for the minor in Mathematics also be required in the major or
Honours program, the student may substitute toward the
minor any course(s) approved for this purpose by the
Department of Mathematics.
Music: For requirements see the Faculty of Music
program descriptions.
Philosophy: Both PY110 and PY111 and/or two of
PY256, PY259, PY261, PY262, PY263, PY264, and two senior
credits.
Physics: PC100* (or PC110* with approval of the
Department); PC210 and PC211; both PC230 and PC231, or
another senior credit in Physics.
Political Science: PO100*, or PO110 and PO111, and two
credits at the senior level one of which must be taken in
Canadian Politics as approved by the Department.
Psychology: PS100* and two credits at the senior
level, including at least a half credit from each of the
following groups:
Group I:
PS208, PS209, PS211, PS228
Group II :
PS205, PS206, PS207, PS214*, PS215, PS216, PS217,
PS226, PS236*
Group III:
PS204*, PS222, PS231, PS233*, PS234, PS238,
PS305, PS306*
Religion and Culture: Three credits, two of which must
be at the senior level.
Social Welfare: SL100*, SL201, SL202, SL301, SL302.
Sociology: SY100*, SY203*, one senior credit in
Sociology.
Spanish: SP201, SP202, SP205, SP206, SP211, SP212.
Statistics: MA122; MA140* or MA240; MA245, and any
three of MA340, MA341, MA342, MA343, MA345, MA349, MA490, MA492.
Should any of the required courses for the minor in Statistics
also be required in the major or Honours program, the student may
substitute toward the minor any course(s) approved for this
purpose by the Department of Mathematics.
Theatre: Three credits fulfilling requirements (a),
(b) and (c):
(a) One credit from CL320, EN203, EN207,
EN232*, EN322, EN326, FR414, GM203, RE233, TR350*.
(b) One credit from MU284, MU378, MU384, MU484,
PS327, RE316, RE319, TR110, TR221, TR229
(c) TR349*
Note: Students may take up to two additional credits
as part of the Theatre Minor. With permission of the
Co-ordinating Committee, TR100, TR200, TR201, TR300, TR301*, or
TR390 may be used to fulfil requirements for the Theatre Minor.
Urban Studies: US201, US202, US301 and one and a half
credits from the list of elective and methodology courses in the
Urban Studies Option, but no more than a half credit may be
obtained in methodology courses. Honours or major students may
not count courses from their Honours or major discipline toward
the minor.