College of Education and Human Development

Family Social Science

How to apply for a graduate minor in Parent and Family Education

Eligibility and instructions

You’re eligible to pursue a graduate minor in Parent and Family Education if you’re actively pursuing another master’s or doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota. 

Master's students

If you’re a master’s degree student, you must declare a minor prior to your final exam or  capstone.

Doctoral students

If you’re a doctoral student, you must declare a minor prior to passing your doctoral program’s preliminary oral exam. 

How to declare the minor

Declaring the Parent and Family Education graduate Minor can easily be done online. 

  1. Sign in to MyU 
  2. Go to onestop.umn.edu 
  3. At the top of the page, click on "Forms" Under Forms, click on "Academic Status" 
  4. Under Academic Status, click on "Graduate Minor Request" (This will  launch the form. Your name and primary degree program information will auto-fill on the form.) 
  5. Go to the section "Add a Minor" and type in the field "Parent and Family  Education Graduate Minor" 
  6. After you submit the form, please send an email to famed@umn.edu to  indicate you’ve initiated the Minor Request.