A minor is a combination of courses that provides a cohesive introduction to an area of study. Typically, courses taken to satisfy minor field requirements are credited as open electives; however, there are some instances where minor field courses may be used for credit in other areas of the student’s curriculum. Grades for all courses, taken to fulfill a minor field requirement must be ‘C’ or above. Grades of ‘C-‘ may be accepted for credit in the minor provided the minor GPA is 2.0 or above. A minimum of one-half of the courses required for a minor must be completed at DePaul University.

MINORS IN THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE

Students enrolled in the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI) may obtain a minor in Accounting, Business Administration, E-Business, Economics, Management, MIS, Marketing, and Pre-MBA.  Please see the College of Commerce Section for Minor Requirements.

MINORS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

Students enrolled in the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI) may obtain a minor through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Most Liberal Arts and Science departments offer minor concentrations of study. In general, a minor in a Liberal Arts and Sciences discipline consists of a set of introductory courses plus another set of more specialized courses. Most minors require six courses, some of which may also be used for credit in the Liberal Studies Program. For a complete list of minors offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please consult that section of this online Bulletin

MINORS IN THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Minors Within CTI for CTI Students

To obtain a minor in CTI when the major is also in CTI:
1.      Satisfy all requirements for the major
2.      Satisfy all requirements for the minor
3.      Students must take at least 6 courses in the minor area that do not count towards their CTI major
 
Note: If you have already taken some of the courses listed under your minor on this page, work with your advisor to choose other courses within the same program area, ie. NT minor would look under NT major courses and Computer Graphics Software Development would look under Computer Graphics Courses, in order to have 6 distinct courses.

It is obvious that computers are becoming an ever more ubiquitous part of our world. They are used in all academic disciplines, from physics to history to geography. To get the most out of your degree, why not try a minor in CTI? CTI offers several minors that will appeal to you.

Political science and geography majors, you could learn about databases and data analysis which is important to understanding how to analyze census or GPS data.

Communicationsmajors, you might be interested in digital cinema which will give you skills in creating videos for advertising.

Art majors, you know that animators are moving to computers, so if you are interested in animation, we have a computer graphics minor for you. 

Commercestudents, grounding in e-commerce technology, networks or information systems could give you an edge in a tough job market.

There are other examples too numerous to mention. So if you have questions or want advice on what minor is best for you, can email our CTI Undergraduate Services team: gocti@cti.depaul.edu or call them at: 312-362-8714.

Policies for Academic Minors

Students must: 

1. earn at least a grade of C- in each minor course and a GPA of no less than 2.0 for all courses in the minor;
2. earn at least a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to the minor;
3. not select the pass/fail option for courses in the minor
4. meet the following residency requirement: no more than 50% of the requirements of a minor may be fulfilled by transfer credits, AP credit, IB credit of CLEP credit. 
    

Finally, studies cannot earn a minor in their major program.
Courses required to fulfill a minor are determined by the unit in which the minor resides.

•        Animation Minor 
•        Computer Graphics Software Development
•        Computer Science 
•        Data Analysis and Data Mining 
•        Database 
•        Data Visualization Development
•        Digital Cinema 
•        E-Commerce Technology 
•        Game Design
•        Game Programming
•        Interactive Media  
•        Information Systems
•        Information Technology
•        Network Technologies 
•        Security 
•        Software Engineering 
•        Visual Computing   
    
  

CTI Minor Requirements for Non-CTI Majors

Animation Minor