Procedures for Declaring a Concentration and Minor

To choose a concentration on the web, proceed

  1. Go to the SIS webpage
  2. Click on Student Information System and log in with your ID and PIN
  3. Within SIS, select Academic Information
  4. Select Liberal Arts Concentration Sign-up
  5. Follow screen prompts to declare concentration

If you wish to change a concentration once you have declared it, please contact the Office of Student Services at (585) 475-2444 or by visiting Suite 22-10 in Building 6.

Procedures for declaring a minor

  1. Obtain a "Minor Authorization Form" from the Liberal Arts Office of Student Services, or Office of the Registrar.
  2. Meet with the minor advisor in the area which you are interested.
  3. After obtaining the minor advisor's signature, have the form signed by the head of your department.
  4. Take the form with all signatures to the Registrar's office for processing.

Note: Minor advisor information is listed in each minor's description.

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Departments

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Minors and Concentrations

Minors - descriptions and advisors

Concentrations - descriptions and advisors

How to declare a Liberal Arts minor or concentration

Liberal Arts minor codes
Arabic Language: GARL
Arabic Language/Culture:  GARC
American History: AHIS
American Politics: APOL
Art History: ARTH
Chinese Language/Culture:  GCHC
Chinese Language: GCHL
Communication (Applied, Mass Media, Communication and Culture): COMM
Criminal Justice: CRIM
Creative Writing: CRWR
Economics: ECON
Environmental Studies: GEVS
European History: EHIS
French Language: FRNL
German Language/Culture:  GERC
German Language: GERL
Historical Perspectives on Science and Technology:  HPST
International Relations: IREL
Japanese Language/Culture:  JAPC
Journalism: GJOR
Italian Language: ITAL
Italian Language/Culture:  ITAC
Japanese Language:  JAPL
Legal Studies: GLGS
Literature: LITR
Modern World History: MHIS
Music: MUSM
Philosophy: PHIL
Political Science: GPSC
Psychology: PSYC
Public Policy: PUBL
Russian Language/Culture:  GRUC
Russian Language: GRUL
Sociology/Anthropology:  SOCA
Spanish Language/Culture:  SPNC
Spanish Language: SPNL
Science, Technology & Environmental Studies: STES
Social Welfare Policy: SWPM
Theatre Arts: GTAC
Writing Studies: WRST
Women's Studies: WSTS

Liberal Arts concentration codes
American Artistic Experience: ART
American English for ESL Students: ESL
American Politics: POL
Arabic Language & Culture:AFL
Art History: AHC
Archaeology: ARC
ASL Language & Culture: ASL
Chinese Language & Culture:CFL
Criminal Justice: CJC
Communication: COM
Economics: ECO
Environmental Studies: EST
French Language & Culture: FFL
German Language & Culture: GFL
Global Studies: GST
History: HST
International Relations: IRL
Italian Language & Culture: IFL
Japanese Language & Culture: JFL
Latino/Latina/Latin American Studies: LAT
Literary and Cultural Studies: LIT
Material and Culture Studies: MCS
Minority Relations in the United States: MRL
Music: MUS
Peace Studies: PST
Psychology: PSY
Public Policy: PUB
Perspectives on Religion: REL
Russian Language & Culture:  RFL
Spanish Language & Culture:  SFL
Sociology: Social Change in a Technical Society: SOC
Science & Technology Studies: STS
Theatre Arts: TAC
Philosophy: THT
Women's Studies: WST
Writing Studies: ADW

Minor courses available Fall 2007

Concentration courses available Fall 2007