Minors
Students may elect to complete a minor at Molloy College. A student may declare up to three (3) minors.
General Information
All students electing to complete a minor, must complete at least one-half of the requirements for the "Residency Requirements" in the minor at Molloy College. Challenge Exam credits, Credit by Examination, Lifelong Learning (Experiential Learning) credits and transferred credits from other colleges do not count towards meeting the "Residency Requirement".
Students may declare up to a maximum of 3 Minors. Minors are an elective choice that should be completed during the time frame for completing the major.
Minors are prohibited for certain Majors and those restrictions are noted in each section. For example, students doing a Major in Finance would not pursue a Minor in Finance.
A grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
A minimum of 15 - 18 credits is required for a minor, some require more credits. For specific courses that will fulfill the minor, consult the section on "Minors" in the catalog.
Effective with the 2022-2023 Catalog, Minors may reuse any courses that also apply towards the Major, General Education, Related Requirements, or other Minors. Students may request to change catalog years to the 2022-2023 Catalog to take advantage of this policy. Courses used as General Education, Related Requirements and Degree Electives may count towards minor requirements.
Courses may be integrate courses from various disciplines to form a cross-disciplinary minor. Examples of this are American Studies, Irish Studies and Women’s Studies.
Minors are not available for students doing the associate degree programs. Interdisciplinary program students may declare minors which aid in achieving the total number of credits needed for a degree.
As noted under "Double Majors and Minors Awarded" policy in the catalog: If a student who is working on a minor is eligible for graduation in the major and fails to complete the minor, the student may not return after graduation to take the remaining courses for the unfinished minor. Any additional courses will appear on the transcript, but there will be no award of the minor and no notation of the completion of the minor, since it was not completed at the time of graduation.