SELF-DESIGNED MINOR PROPOSAL FORM

Office of the Registrar

DIRECTIONS:

Complete this form and e-mail it to your minor’s faculty sponsor for signature and ask the sponsor to e-mail the signed form to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@knox.edu.

ID Number: Enter ID Number here.	Name of Student: Enter name here.	Expected date of graduation: Session / Year
Current Major: Enter current major here.	Major Advisor: Enter major advisor here.
Title of proposed minor: Enter proposed minor title here.
Departments/programs included within minor: Enter included departments/programs here.
Proposed faculty sponsor: Enter proposed faculty sponsor here.

Paragraph description of the field of study for the self-designed minor:

Type your paragraph here.

COURSE LIST FOR SELF-DESIGNED MINOR

Department number and title	Year and term to be taken
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Authorizing signature of student: Student sign here.

Authorizing signature of faculty sponsor for the minor: Faculty sponsor sign here.

GUIDELINES FOR SELF-DESIGNED MINORS

Students may design a self-designed minor focusing on a theme or topic from the perspective of several disciplines. Self-designed minors are smaller programs of study than a major and must be interdisciplinary. They must approach a topic or theme in a way that is not pursued within an existing Knox program.

Self-designed minors must adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Self-designed minors are interdisciplinary programs which cannot be pursued through an established minor.

2. Self-designed minors are programs of study that have intellectual integrity, and whose course requirements exhibit coherence and sequencing of knowledge.

3. A self-designed minor consists of a minimum of five and a maximum of six credits; courses from at least two different departments or fields of study must be included; no more than 3 credits can be from any one department or field of study.

4. Normally, no more than one-third of the credits in the minor may be at the 100-level; at least one 300-level credit is recommended.

5. Self-designed minors are intentional and planned, not retrospective. A substantial portion of the minor must remain to be completed at the time the minor is approved.

6. A self-designed minor may not be declared prior to the declaration of a student’s major.

7. Students propose a self-designed minor using the Self-designed Minor Proposal form, which requires the signature of a faculty sponsor. The signed form is submitted to the Registrar.