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How to Declare (or Drop) a Minor

These instructions are only for students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Use this information to either declare a Minor or to drop a Minor.

Before requesting a Minor, view Minor requirements in the Bulletin:

1) For new students, navigate to the appropriate college in the current Bulletin, then to the Major or Minor listing.

http://bulletin.loyno.edu/ > Directory > Undergraduate Bulletin > College > Department...

2) For existing/continuing students, choose the Bulletin Archives, and then the Undergraduate or Graduate Bulletin, and then the year you started at Loyola, and then narrow your selections from there... 

http://bulletin.loyno.edu/bulletin-archive/undergraduate-bulletin

For most Minors, the courses taken for the Minor requirements will count in the Primary degree-plan's General Electives (GE) first. Then they legally double-dip to the Minor.

  • If a student has little or no GE built into their Primary degree-plan, or if they have already fulfilled all of their GE, taking on a Minor will mean extending the time spent at Loyola.
  • Before requesting a Minor, navigate to your Progress report in LORA to see how much GE you have remaining.
  • Candidates should also check with Financial Aid to understand how much FA they have remaining in case they would need to take on extra semesters to complete the Minor.
  • If a Minor is approved, but for any reason, the student doesn't plan to finish it, they must Drop the Minor before applying for graduation.

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Steps to Declare (or Drop) a Minor

1. Prepare an email with the below information in your SUBJECT line:

First and last name, campus-wide ID#, adding/dropping, and the name of the minor.

For example:

  • John Smith, ID#12345678 – Add a SUBJ Minor OR 
  • Jane Smith, ID#87654321 – Drop my SUBJ Minor

2. Send to:

3. Your new requirements will appear in your Progress tab (in your LORA account), usually the next day. (Or they will disappear from you Progress tab if you are Dropping the Minor.)

  • Access LORA through your Single-Sign-On Portal.

View the Minor Policy on the Bulletin