CFAES Minors
CFAES requires undergraduate students to declare a minor (or minor equivalent in specific programs). A minor expands your studies, adds areas of specialization, and allows students to explore additional professional interests. Our students often pick one of the following minors offered by CFAES to complement their major.
Click on a term to view a minor's required coursework. Students will follow the requirement term corresponding to when they first enrolled at Ohio State.
Agribusiness Minor
Autumn 2016-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019-Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 and thereafter
Agricultural Communication Minor
Spring 2016-Summer 2020 | Autumn 2020-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Agricultural Systems Management Minor
Agronomy Minor
Autumn 2017-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019-Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Animal Nutrition Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Animal Pre-Veterinary Medicine Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Animal Sciences Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017 and thereafter
Brewing Science Minor
Autumn 2021-Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 and thereafter
Community Outreach Education Minor
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Controlled Environment Agriculture Minor - New!
Autumn 2023-Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Dairy Certificate
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017 and thereafter
This certificate program is not a minor, but is a valuable add-on credential for students with a professional interest in the dairy industry
Dairy Science Minor
Autumn 2015-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Entomology Minor
Autumn 2016-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019 - Summer 23 | Autumn 2023 and thereafter
Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability Minor (SENR)
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Environmental Economics Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 and thereafter
Environmental Science Minor (SENR)
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Equine Science Minor
Autumn 2015-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
FAES Analytics Minor
Farm Management Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 and thereafter
Food Processing Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017 and thereafter
Food Safety Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017-Spring 2017 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Food Supply Chain Minor
Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife Minor (SENR)
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Horticulture Minor
Autumn 2017-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019-Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Human and Animal Interactions Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
International Economic Development Minor
Autumn 2016-Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 and thereafter
Landscape Construction Minor
Leadership Studies Minor
Leadership Minor Information Page
Spring 2017-Summer 2020 | Autumn 2020 and thereafter
Meat Science Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Mycology Minor
Autumn 2021-Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Plant Pathology Minor
Autumn 2014-Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Production Agriculture Minor
Please schedule an appointment with Paul Heimberger (Schedule with Paul) to begin the declaration process for this minor.
Autumn 2014-Summer 2017 | Autumn 2017-Summer 2025 | Autumn 2025 and thereafter
Rural Sociology Minor (SENR)
Society and Environmental Issues Minor (SENR)
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Soil Science Minor (SENR)
Autumn 2014-Spring 2018 | Summer 2018 and thereafter
Sustainable Agriculture Minor (SENR)
Sustainable Energy & the Economy Certificate
This certificate program is not a minor, but is a valuable add-on credential for students with a professional interest in sustainable energy.
Turfgrass Management Minor
Autumn 2017-Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019 and thereafter | Autumn 2024 and thereafter
Youth Development Minor
Autumn 2014 to Summer 2019 | Autumn 2019 and thereafter