Dec 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Professional and Technical Communication Minor


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The Professional and Technical Communication minor is designed to provide students with both a practical and theoretical orientation to communication in a variety of media and genres. In doing so, it helps prepare them for multiple professional pathways to work as innovative professional or technical communicators in a variety of fields – from government to non-profit to business to medicine – as well as providing the skills necessary to enter multiple graduate programs. Please review the PTC  minor handout to learn more.

Minor Requirements


The minor in Professional and Technical Communication (PTC) consists of four (4) courses (12 credit hours).

Total Minor Credit Hours: 12


GPA Requirement


A grade point average of 2.0 minimum is required for this minor.

Grading Requirement


The minor course minimum grade is a “C-” (1.67).  A grade of below C- will not be counted toward fulfilling the minor requirements.

Advising Information - College of Arts and Sciences


Undergraduate Advising Information

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Advising Team provides students with support to create timely graduation plans that will integrate both their academic and professional goals.  Each of our undergraduate programs has dedicated professional advisors with specialized knowledge and understanding of the major requirements, course offerings, undergraduate research, and career opportunities in their field.  Additionally, we have dedicated pre-health and prelaw advisors to help students prepare for admission to professional graduate programs.

CAS Academic Advisor Contact information can be found here: CAS Advisors

To schedule an advising appointment: Advising Appointments

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