Minor or Cognate
All students in the College of Information and Communications must complete a minor or a cognate. Minors and cognates are intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. The difference between a minor and a cognate is that minors are a more prescribed plan of study while cognate course selection is more flexible.
CIC Students with Minors in OTHER Colleges/Schools
Most departments stagger the registration of courses. This means majors will most likely register for department courses first, then minors, and then the rest of the student population. If you have a declared minor, you will most likely be able to register for those courses the week after registration opens for a given semester. To declare your minor, you need to make an academic advising appointment.
Students with Minors in the CIC
If a class you are interested in is full, please get on the CIC Wait List here (when the Wait List is open).
This wait list is used to determine if additional sections of a course are needed. It does not add students to seats which may open during the registration process. We will notify students on the Wait List first if we are able to open an additional section of a course they are interested in enrolling. Please understand that adding your name to the Wait List does not enroll you in any course nor does it guarantee you a spot in a section.
Students should not reach out to professors in order to get into a course. Our professors will direct you to the Student Services Office and the CIC Wait List.
For students with an SJMC minor, please make sure that you have a JOURNALISM minor on your record. You can see this in Degree Works on the right-hand side of the top banner. If you are not an SJMC minor and would like to be, you must see YOUR advisor in YOUR current major to do so. The CIC Student Services Office cannot help you with this.
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In order to progress toward graduation, it should be a top priority to take JOUR minor courses in the summer term. Seats in JOUR courses in Fall and Spring terms are VERY limited. Not being able to land a spot in your minor courses could hinder your progression toward graduation.
To declare your minor, you need to meet with the assigned academic advisor in your discipline.