Applied Computing Undergraduate Minor

Applied Computing Minor

The Applied Computing undergraduate minor prepares you to advance your career across a wide range of industries, including military, finance, retail, education and manufacturing.

Students in this minor can integrate computing skills into their major field to become a sophisticated user of computing technology to design systems and solve real-world problems.

This 18-unit minor is available on main campus and online.


Declaration Process

Current University of Arizona students, please declare your College of Information Science minor here:

Declare My Minor


Requirements

  • Students are required to maintain at least a 2.0 average in minor coursework to complete the minor.
  • Students must complete at least 12 units (4 courses) which are upper-division (300-level or above).
  • Students are allowed to use up to 2 courses (typically, 6 units) between a major and minor program with departmental approval.

Learn more about University of Arizona undergraduate minor requirements.


Courses

View or download the fillable minor checklist (PDF)

18 units are required for the minor. Some courses below have prerequisites; view the minor checklist linked above for individual course prerequisites.

Required Applied Computing Minor Course

Game Design and Development minor students must take one course (3 units) from among the following introductory programming course options:


Elective Courses

Complete three courses (9 units) from the following elective course options, at least two of which must be upper-division (300-level or above):