The undergraduate minor in anthropology requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in anthropology courses, including 12 s.h. in Department of Anthropology courses (prefix ANTH) numbered 2000 or above taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Courses for the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa.

Students may create a focus for the minor by completing a specialization area; see "Optional Undergraduate Tracks" under the BA or BS anthropology requirements in the catalog.