Undergraduate Minors

The Accounting minor allows students who are not accounting majors to develop competency in accounting for career preparation and professional development. Students can choose from a variety of accounting courses that will allow them to develop the knowledge base to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.

Best Fit Major: Business Management, Sports Management

The CASAC minor in alcohol and substance abuse counseling is a great way to enhance many majors, especially for students interested in working in the Human Service field. Substance abuse counseling education offers students the opportunity to gain knowledge about substance abuse, addiction, and treatment.  The Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) is an important professional in the addiction field. A minor in addiction can be a great complement if students are planning to study social work, criminal justice, or psychology.  With the CASAC minor, students will be qualified to begin paid work experience required by New York State for full credentialing as a CASAC. 

Best Fit Major: Human Services majors only

The minor in Civic Studies allows students to explore their role and responsibilities in civic life and governance. Students will gain a real-life perspective on the value of political participation at the grassroots level. Students will also discuss and evaluate themes relating to political process including voting rights, peaceful protests, the power of petitions, the U.S. Census and more.   

Best Fit Major: Criminal Justice

The minor in Criminal Justice allows students to explore the three core components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.  Students will examine the critical issues of violent and non-violent crime in society, including their causes and harmful effects.  Cutting-edge crime prevention and reduction strategies, including community-based policing and the use of new technologies in policing, will be explored. 

Best Fit Major: Human Services

The minor in Emergency Management allows students to explore the value of emergency planning and preparation for natural or man-made disasters and crises.  Students will use activities to review the strategies used by various local, state, and federal organizations on response, mitigation, and recovery efforts when dealing with small to large scale emergencies and disasters. These activities will present students with real-world strategies developed to protect lives, property, and the environment. 

Best Fit Major: Criminal Justice

A minor in English highlights students’ critical thinking and writing abilities, skills that are invaluable to employers in every industry. These classes focus on literature in its various forms, allowing students to dig into poetry, creative writing, novels, short stories, memoir, and even film.

Best Fit Majors:  All Majors

The minor in Esports provides the foundation for how traditional business structure and operations are uniquely applied to the Esports industry.  Equally important, students develop the requisite skills needed to fill a competitive job in this fast-growing industry, or operate their own Esports business. 

Best Fit Major: Business Management

The Finance minor is intended to provide students with a specialization in finance which will complement their major coursework.  Students in this minor are introduced to the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for success in finance by enabling them to sharpen their skills in evaluating potential projects and developing investment strategies to make value-enhancing decisions in an organization.

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management

The Human Resources minor allows students to gain an understanding of corporate HR strategy. This minor focuses on the critical functions of a human resources department, such as hiring, training, compensation, benefits, and employment law in addition to providing students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to understand contemporary human capital management.

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Hospitality Management

A minor in human services gives students the opportunity to learn about the great work being provided by many community organizations. Combining a human services minor with any major gives students the opportunity to learn about individuals, communities, and political interventions for social change. The minor in human services may also provide a pathway for students to careers in many diverse areas of social change or to graduate programs in social work, health, counseling, rehabilitation, and law.  Students will gain appreciation regarding the value and reward of dedicating time and energy to helping people and communities.  

Best Fit Major: Criminal Justice, Public Health

The importance of information technology in today’s markets is undeniable. This minor will give students an advantage in the ever-increasing technological demands required for a variety of professions as they gain exposure to the world of computing and information technology. Students who complete this minor will learn the fundamental aspects of practical applications of information technology.

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management

The minor in Legal Studies is designed for students who are interested in furthering their interest in the law.  Under the instruction of legal professionals and practicing attorneys, students will develop the requisite oral and written skills necessary to succeed in law school and in the legal profession.  Students will learn how to evaluate and assess court decisions and statutes. From an interdisciplinary perspective, students will develop a greater understanding and appreciation of law and the legal process.   

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management, Criminal Justice

The Marketing minor allows students majoring in business or other disciplines to explore topics in various aspects of marketing, including digital and search engine marketing, consumer behavior, retail marketing, advertising, and marketing management.

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management, Sports Management, Hospitality Management

A minor in mathematics provides students with a deeper understanding of numbers, statistics, and overall quantitative reasoning. This knowledge is an asset across industries, making students more marketable and valuable to employers. Topics include finite math, linear modeling, statistics, calculus, quantitative reasoning, and more.

Best Fit Major: Accounting, Business Management, Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Computer Information Systems, Computer Networks and Cybersecurity

The Paralegal Studies minor prepares students for meaningful careers in law-related disciplines.  Students are offered a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum based on the fundamentals of the law, especially as it relates to contemporary issues.  Through the practical and theoretical study of law, students will develop the essential legal writing, oral and legal research skills necessary to become knowledgeable and skillful legal assistants and paralegals.   Students will be trained in legal research databases and will be prepared to work in the areas of business law, family law, personal injury law, criminal law, property law and more.

Best Fit Major: Criminal Justice

A minor in psychology provides students with an understanding of how humans think and behave, making it a valuable addition to any major. A wide offering of classes allows students to delve into the intricacies of the brain and investigate its effects on human interaction. Topics include abnormal psychology, spiritual psychology, developmental psychology, lifespan psychology, multicultural psychology, and more.

Best Fit Majors: All Majors

The minor in Public Health prepares students for an understanding of the American Public Health and Health Care systems. This minor will give students basic knowledge on the health care system’s goals to protect and improve the health of people and communities through the proactive methods of education, injury and disease prevention, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Students will study the impact of socioeconomic, biological, behavioral, physical, social, and environmental factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities. This degree will prepare students to identify public health roles, responsibilities in government, and non-governmental agencies and private organization. Students who complete this minor will learn the fundamental aspects of practical applications of Public Health, including the study of diseases, environmental health, human and health behaviors, and public health policies.

Best Fit Majors: Health Services Administration, Human Services

The Sport Management minor is designed to give students majoring in business and in other disciplines an opportunity to learn about the sports industry.  Students will be exposed to such areas as marketing, administration, law, financial management, and operations as they relate to the business of sports. Students will also analyze the role of ethics in sports.

Best Fit Majors: Accounting, Business Management

Students are encouraged to select a minor early in the degree program to ensure the ability to complete the minor on time.  Certain courses may have prerequisites that need to be met.  For detailed information on each minor, visit the University Catalog for specific course information.