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Minors / Certificates

Energy and Sustainability Minor (Interdisciplinary – Open to All Majors on Campus)

The Energy and Sustainability minor is designed to provide both business and non-business majors with an interdisciplinary approach to broad issues regarding energy and sustainability, with a common introductory course and capstone course. Topics would include existing, transitional, and alternative energy resources; conservation and consumption; and energy and sustainability from the perspectives of economics and business, architecture and design, public policy, and education.

  • Requirements to Declare: A 2.5 cumulative GPA on 15 or more hours at UH is the requirement to declare the Energy and Sustainability minor.
  • GPA Requirements: A 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA in all courses attempted for the minor are required for graduation. All attempted courses from the courses listed below are used toward the calculation.
  • Minor Course and Residency Requirements: The Energy and Sustainability minor consists of 18 hours, 9 hours of which must be advanced, and 6 of the 9 advanced hours must be in residence.

For more information and a list of required courses, please visit http://www.bauer.uh.edu/centers/uhgemi/esi/curriculum.php.