Eighteen (18) units to be taken from among the following courses, a minimum of nine (9) units of which must be taken at the upper division level.  Courses must come from at least three different disciplinary areas, determined by prefix including cross-listed prefixes.  No more than six (6) units taken within a student’s major field of study may be counted for the minor; these six (6) units may be double-counted for the major and the minor.  Transfer students may petition the GPS advisor for minor credit for courses without articulation at CSUCI.  Special topics, independent study, and capstone courses may be counted within the minor upon petition to the GPS advisor.