Georgia Tech offers over 70 minors and 40 certificate options. A minor consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours in an area outside of your major.  A minor will appear on your transcript.  A certificate consists of a minimum of 12 semester hours in an area outside of your major.  A certificate will not appear on your transcript, but you will receive a certificate indicating that you have completed the program.

Information regarding declaring/removing minors, and declaring certificates are below The School of ECE Minors section. 

Minors offered by the School of ECE

Robotics Minor

ECE is the home to the Robotics Minor, though the minor is open to all majors. The application for the minor is due at 4:00 pm on the Friday of the second week of classes each semester. More information about the requirements for the minor are found on the application form.

                Robotics Minor Application Form     Robotics Minor

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMinor

• The minor is available to students in the School of ECE. The minor has two tracks: Engineering Track and IAC Track. More information about the requirements for the minor is found on the application forms, and at the Applications of AI/ML page . Students submitting applications for either track will be notified of acceptance as per the information on the form.
• Application Link

ECE students can count technical electives, approved electives, and ECE electives towards the minor.

Declaring or Removing Minors

Some minors require an application process in addition to the minor declaration form, with specific application windows. Please review minor application forms before completing the Registrar's minor declaration form.

• Computer Science
• Technology and Management Program
• Robotics Minor (see section below)
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (see section below)
• Obtain a minor declaration form and review the DocuSign instructions.

DocuSign Instructions:

• Detailed instructions about how to use Docusign are here.
• For the ECE signature, enter undergraduate@ece.gatech.edu no matter who your assigned advisor is. If the minor is also an ECE minor (Robotics or Applications of AI/ML) ECE should be the Primary (or Secondary if adding an additional minor) Minor Advisor.
• DocuSign will automatically submit the form to the registrar's office after all departments have signed the form
• You can find advisors in all departments using the advising website.
• Minors can be removed using the same minor declaration form.

Declaring Certificates

• The semester that you graduate, fill out the Certificate Form and turn it in to the department offering the certificate. You will need to talk to the department offering the certificate to find the form. Once your certificate is approved the department offering the certificate will mail it to you.
• Certificates are not officially declared with a form. Students need to work directly with the department offering the certificate to take the classes.