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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (120 Credits)
A student may be admitted to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major upon making their intention known to the program. The major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies requires a minimum of 36 credits, of which 15 credits are required in the major, 12 credits are required in Field Electives, and 9 credits are required in Interdisciplinary Electives. 15 credits of electives must be at the 300-400 level.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| WGSS 101 [DIVR] or WGSS 120 [DIVR] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
| WGSS Field Elective2,3 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives4,5 | 3 or 4 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| WGSS Field Elective2,3 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives4,5 | 3 or 4 |
| WGSS 406, WGSS 332/ANTH 317, or WGSS 340 | 3 |
| Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Elective2,6 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| WGSS/SOC 385 | 3 |
| WGSS Field Elective2,3 | 3 |
| Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Elective2,6 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| WGSS 481 [M] | 3 |
| Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Elective2,6 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 9 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| WGSS Field Elective2,3 | 3 |
| Electives4 | 12 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| WGSS 403 [CAPS] or 495 [CAPS] | 3 |
| 300-400-level Electives4 | 13 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab. |
| 2 | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Field and Interdisciplinary Electives (21 credits): 12 credits of Field Electives and 9 credits of Interdisciplinary Electives required. 15 of the 21 credits must be at the 300-400 level and to meet University requirements electives must include one [M] course. Courses may not be used to fulfill more than one requirement. |
| 3 | WGSS Field Electives (12 credits): Approved courses include WGSS 101, 120, 220, 301 , 321, 338, 340, 406, 410, 460, 477, 485 [M], 499; CRM J/WGSS 403; ENGLISH/WGSS 309, 317; WGSS 332/ANTH 317; WGSS/ENGLISH 211; WGSS/ENGLISH/SOC 300 [M]; WGSS/HISTORY 336, 369; WGSS/SOC 302. |
| 4 | Electives: Students are encouraged to pursue an additional major, minor, or certificate. Electives should include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirements of 40 upper-division credits. |
| 5 | Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. |
| 6 | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Electives (9 Credits): Approved courses include AMDT/WGSS 422; AMER ST/DTC/ENGLISH 475; AMER ST/ENGLISH/HISTORY/WGSS 216; ANTH/WGSS 316; BIOLOGY 307; CES 435, 454; CES/ANTH 312; CES/WGSS 411; COM/WGSS 464; ENGLISH/WGSS 306 [M]; ENGLISH 483/WGSS 382; ART/WGSS 308 [M], 310 [M]; HISTORY/CES 235; HISTORY/WGSS 398, 399; MUS/WGSS 363; PHIL/WGSS 425; POL S 305/WGSS 305; PSYCH/WGSS 230, 324; SOC/WGSS 251, 351, 384, 390; WGSS/PHIL 462 [M]. |