The transcript-recognized undergraduate academic minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin. A certificate counted in place of a minor must meet the minimum requirements for a minor. For more information regarding the requirements for achieving a minor, including a comprehensive list of minors, please visit the Minor and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

A student who wishes to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor must obtain permission from the College. In considering whether to grant an exception, the College will consider the student's ability to graduate within four years of entering the university.

Minors

Civics Minor

The minor in Civics is an interdisciplinary program that introduces students to the foundational questions of civic life. Civics minors will think in a deep and nuanced way by having wrestled with great questions and works of the Western tradition. Students will grapple with the challenges of applying theory to human life through courses on perennial debates in civic thought, the historical and intellectual origins of American institutions, the relationship and tensions between democracy and capitalism, and the tradition of understanding human excellence in terms of virtues.

Eighteen semester credit hours in Civics, including: