MINORS POLICY
Students at Ryerson may earn a minor outside their core
program/major/option, and primarily, outside the professional category of courses in their program.
A minor is a concentration of six or more, one-term courses or the equivalent
with a coherence based upon discipline, theme and/or methodology.
Students may pursue any minor offered by Ryerson subject to:
space availability in the courses that constitute the minor.
the completion of appropriate prerequisites.
timetable compatibility.
Student's priority should be given to registration in, and the completion of, their program's graduation requirements. Students are cautioned that taking courses over and above basic program requirements in order to earn a minor, may adversely affect overall academic performance and jeopardize Academic Standing. Extra courses may result in additional fees. Students on Probationary Standing, will not be authorized to take extra courses for the purposes of earning a minor.
Students are not permitted to earn more than one minor. A maximum of two one-term (or equivalent) professional/compulsory/required courses may be applied towards the minor. Minors courses cannot be substituted.
Successful completion of the requirements for all minors will be reflected on all Ryerson official transcripts. Students may only meet the requirements for a minor during their Ryerson program studies. A student cannot become eligible for a Ryerson minor after graduation from their Ryerson program. It is the students' responsibility to apply for the minor on their Application to Graduate.
The above policy became effective for students admitted as of September 2001. Students admitted prior to this date, are eligible to continue under the previous Minors Policy requirements, or follow the requirements of the new Minors Policy outlined above.
Direct Entry/Advanced Standing Students
Students who are approved to a level higher than first semester/year, who wish to pursue a Minor, must apply for transfer credit for minor courses that are offered in the previous year/semester of their program. For example,
ACC 100 which is part of the Accounting Minor, is offered in the first semester of the Business Management program. Students granted Direct Entry to this program, and seeking an Accounting Minor, must apply for transfer credit in
ACC 100.
