Thinking of Minoring?
CLA students have the option to pursue any Cal Poly minor. Please see Programs A-Z for a list of all Cal Poly minors and course requirements. Visit Academic Minors in the Cal Poly catalog for helpful information and policies. To declare a minor with the assigned coordinator, click the link below or contact the CLA Advising Center.
Minors offered through the College of Liberal Arts:
- Agricultural Communication*
- Anthropology/Geography
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Child Development
- Chinese
- Communication Studies
- Computing for Interactive Art*
- Dance
- English
- Environmental Studies*
- Ethics, Public Policy, Science and Technology
- Ethnic Studies
- French
- Gender, Race, Culture, Science and Technology
- German
- Gerontology
- Global Politics
- Graphic Communication
- History
- Indigenous Studies in Natural Resources and the Environment*
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin American Studies
- Law and Society
- Linguistics
- Media Arts, Society and Technology
- Music
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Political Science
- Psychology (Closed until Fall 2026)
- Queer Studies
- Religious Studies
- Science and Risk Communication
- Spanish
- Sociology
- Studio Art
- Theatre Arts
- Western Intellectual Tradition
- Women’s and Gender Studies
* Please note: these are Dual College Minors which are offered as a collaboration between CLA and another college at Cal Poly.