The minor is interdisciplinary, integrating traditional area studies in the social sciences and humanities with courses in the professional disciplines. The minor consists of four semesters of language (or its equivalent); two core courses in the traditional areas of social science and humanities; two elective courses in South Asian content from an approved list of courses across eight colleges.
Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or better to qualify for the South Asian Studies minor. To complete the minor, they need 27 credit hours of designated course work (or its equivalent for the 15 credit hours of language) of which at least 12 credit hours must be in core and elective courses.