The academic departments have developed a number of programs leading to an academic minor. All students completing a minor must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher in these designated courses, and take a minimum of 9 credits of coursework in the minor at York College of Pennsylvania to have their minor appear on their transcript. The minor must be declared on the Baccalaureate degree application and will be verified by the department chair at the time of graduation. Courses used to complete a minor may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. A minor consisting of 15 to 20 credit hours may be obtained in the areas listed below: