Undergraduate Minor Programs

• A minimum of 15 hours of credit with the ASI designation is required.
• Courses that comprise the minor will be determined by an advisor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry and the student. Requirements include:
  • A minimum of two courses at the 300 level or above (6-9 credits)
  • An additional two courses at the 500 level or above (6 credits)

• This minor is only available to non-business majors who will graduate from another college at K-State.

• Students must achieve a cumulative 2.50 GPA in the five required courses to complete the minor. At least three of the five required courses must be completed at Kansas State University, including:
  • ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations (3 credits)
  • ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing (3 credits)
  • FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)
  • MANGT 420 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
  • MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)

• This minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework.
  
  
• The application must be approved by the CATS minor co-chairs in order for the student to be eligible to receive the requested minor.

• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

• Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in courses to satisfy the minor requirements, which include:
  • ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • Four economics courses at the 500 level or higher (12 credits). ECON 505 may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

• This minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework.
• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

• Students must complete a petition for admission into the minors program and work with a food science and industry advisor to tailor courses to meet their individual needs.
  
  
• A minimum of 15 credit hours is required. Student can select 11-15 hours from the following courses:
  • FDSCI 302 - Introduction to Food Science (3 credits)
  • FDSCI 305 - Fundamentals of Food Processing (3 credits)
  • FDSCI 501 - Food Chemistry (3 credits)
  • FDSCI 600 - Food Microbiology (2 credits)
  • FDSCI 601 - Food Microbiology Lab (2 credits)
  • FDSCI 690 - Principles of HACCP and HARPC (3 credits)
  • FDSCI 695 - Quality Assurance of Food Products (3 credits)
  • FDSCI 727 - Chemical Methods of Food Analysis (2 credits)
  • FDSCI 728 - Physical Methods of Food Analysis (2 credits)
  • FDSCI 740 - Research and Development of Food Products (4 credits)
• Students can select 0-4 credit hours from the following courses:
  • Processing Electives (300 level or higher)
  • FDSCI prefix (300 level or higher)

• This minor consists of either Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies or Fundamentals of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, and 12 hours of electives, one of which must be a GWSS course, and one of which must be numbered 500 or higher.

• This minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework.
• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

• This minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework.
• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

• Students in many academic disciplines need management and supervisory skills in order to advance in their chosen profession. The management minor consists of 15 credit hours and is only available to non-management majors. Non-business majors will be required to take Principles of Management (MANGT 420), while students within the College of Business will take an additional elective instead.
  
  
• Students must achieve a cumulative 2.50 GPA in the five required courses to complete the minor. At least three of the five required courses must be completed at Kansas State University.
  
  
• Required courses (6-9 credits)
  • *MANGT 420 – Principles of Management (3 credits)
  • MANGT 520 – Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • MANGT 531 – Human Resource Management (3 credits)
    *Not required for College of Business majors
• Elective courses (6-9 credits)
  • MANGT 421 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
  • MANGT 522 – Operations Planning and Control (3 credits)
  • MANGT 530 – Labor Relations and Negotiations (3 credits)
  • MANGT 535 – Employment Law (3 credits)
  • MANGT 541 – Management of Quality (3 credits)
  • MANGT 550 – Organizational Training and Development (3 credits)
  • MANGT 553 – Business Project Management (3 credits)
  • MANGT 560 – Managing for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (3 credits)
  • MANGT 590 – International Management (3 credits)
  • MANGT 630 – Sports Management (3 credits)

• This minor requires 16-18 credit hours of coursework.
• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

• This minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework.
• Learn more about the minor on the program website.

The secondary major in gerontology is available to current K-State students and requires 24 hours of coursework, which may overlap with other courses taken for the primary major. The secondary major may not be completed as a stand-alone program.

Students must take two (2) required courses:

• GERON 315 – Intro to Gerontology (3 credits)
• GERON 600 – Seminar in Gerontology (3 credits)

In addition to the required courses, students must complete 18 hours of electives from a list of approved courses. Electives must be completed in at least three (3) separate departments. Additional courses may be approved if they include significant aging-related content and are approved in advance.

Students with additional questions about the secondary major in gerontology should visit this FAQ or contact the department at gerontology@k-state.edu.