HRS undergraduate students are required to officially declare their intended minor when they register for the first course that counts toward the minor. To do this, students must complete the Minor Program Form. Most minors can be declared using this form, but some, such as Biology and Spanish, require approval from the academic department offering the minor. Please search for your minor to review its requirements and determine if departmental approval is necessary. Note that minor programs are not required for graduation in HRS, except for the Health Sciences major.
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences offers three undergraduate minors.
The Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellness
The Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellness Minor is designed to study the nature, meaning, and possibilities of integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), into traditional western approaches to health care. An undergraduate who obtains the minor in Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellness will have an increased ability to navigate in the health care, wellness, or corporate arenas which are increasingly considering preventative, proactive approaches to health. These undergraduates will have delved into various paradigms of healing, as well as the western biomedical model, gaining a breadth of exposure to various approaches to health.
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The Aging Minor
According to the National Council on Aging, Americans age 65 and older numbered 58.1 million in 2025, representing nearly 18% of the U.S. population. By 2060, the number of older adults is projected to reach approximately 88.8 million, accounting for more than 24% of the U.S. population, as the Baby Boomer generation continues to age. In Ohio, an estimated 2.2 million residents are 65 or older, representing approximately 19% of the state's total population (2024-25 census estimates). By 2034, the number of individuals in Ohio over the age of 65 will grow 28 times larger than any other population in the state.
The Aging Minor prepares undergraduate students to pursue graduate opportunities in fields with a gerontology focus, such as medicine, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, social work, consumer sciences, anthropology and sociology. The minor also positions students well to enter the workforce in jobs engaged with the elderly. It is expected that there will be an increasing need for individuals with this more specialized knowledge base in the workforce.
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The Medical Laboratory Science Minor
The Medical Laboratory Science minor provides students, especially those preparing for admission to professional schools in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and to graduate programs for physician assistant and other health related fields, with basic knowledge to evaluate and interpret clinical laboratory data.
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