PhD Minor Requirements
A PhD Minor in Information consists of an approved 9 units of College of Information Science courses (passed with grade B or better) and a written and oral examination (which forms part of the PhD comprehensive exam). Some of our graduate courses have prerequisites, but you may confer with the instructor to see if they can be waived depending on your background.
PhD students pursuing a Minor in Information who previously completed a master’s degree from the College of Information Science may be able to use INFO credit from their master’s degree towards the minor, with minor faculty advisor approval.
Comprehensive Exams
The form of the PhD Minor in Information written exam would typically be a 2-hour paper. Alternatively, it could be a format aligned with the major exam of your home department, but reflecting content for the College of Information Science.
Declaring the Minor
Successful admission will be contingent, in part, on there being a core/primary graduate faculty member of the College of Information Science willing to serve as a member of the your PhD Minor committee. A second faculty member is optional and may be a College of Information Science affiliated faculty member.
Students may select an affiliate faculty member as their minor advisor, but then they must also select a core/primary College of Information Science graduate faculty member.
To declare Information as a PhD minor, you should first consult with a preferred minor faculty advisor and then discuss with your committee in your home department. Once all parties agree you will enter the faculty names for your committee on GradPath.
More Information
For more information or assistance, please contact Andrea Thomer, associate professor, at athomer@arizona.edu.