The University offers its Bachelor's degree students a wide spectrum of minors across a number of subjects. Minors are a way of focusing a student's open or major area electives, demonstrating fluency in areas not reflected in a major, complementing a major, or simply allowing students the opportunity to widen the scope of their education. Students are encouraged to select a minor in early in the degree program in order to be able to successfully complete the requirements in conjunction with the declared degree program. Minors typically consist of five to six courses and are offered in the following disciplines: