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Minor in Ethnic Studies With Just Four Classes!

October 1, 2025

Minor in Ethnic Studies With Just Four Classes!

Center for Ethnic Studies Need a Minor? with a group of people standing with their backs to the image front.

Looking for a minor? Consider American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies or Latinx Studies. These three programs are housed under the Center for Ethnic Studies (CES), an interdisciplinary hub that includes faculty and students from many fields and colleges at OSU.

Students only need four classes to achieve the minor credit requirements.  For more information, go to each program's academic program page below, or email Associate Professor Sampada Aranke, Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies. 

Asian American Studies Minor

American Indian Studies Minor

Latinx Studies Minor