Sample WGSS 4-year plan
Extremely Important Notes:
- The plan below is a sample. Courses are not guaranteed to be offered in the terms shown below. The term a course is offered depends heavily on professor schedules.
- Corollary: You may take your courses in any term and order you like, provided prerequisites are met.
- Caveat: Most students take WGS 101 first.
WGSS Bachelor of Arts
| First Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies | required course for major | 4 |
| WR 121 | College Composition I | 4 | |
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Lower Elective Course such as PEMA 116 (Women’s Self-Defense) | 2 | ||
| Credits | 14 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 200 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| WR 122 | College Composition II | 4 | |
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 200 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total First Year Credits | 46 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| First term of first-year second-language sequence | 5 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course such as PE | 1 | ||
| Credits | 14 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| Second term of first-year second-language sequence | 5 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course such as PE | 1 | ||
| Credits | 14 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: apply for WGSS scholarships | 4 | |
| Third term of first-year second-language sequence | 5 | ||
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Credits | 17 | ||
| Total 2nd Year Credits | 45 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| 300 or 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| First term of second-year second-language sequence | 4 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| Second term of second-year second-language sequence | 4 | ||
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| Credits | 12 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code | plan internship/practicum for WGS 411; recommended: apply for WGSS scholarships | 4 | |
| Third term of second-year second-language sequence | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total Credits | 44 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| WGS 411 | Feminist Praxis | required course for major | 4 |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed course | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed course | apply for graduation by week 2 | 4 | |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total Credits | 48 | ||
| 4 Year Total | 183 | ||
WGSS Bachelor of Science
| First Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies | required course for major | 4 |
| WR 121 | College Composition I | 4 | |
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Lower Elective Course such as PEMA 116 (Women’s Self-Defense) | 2 | ||
| Credits | 14 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 200 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| WR 122 | College Composition II | 4 | |
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 200 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total First Year Credits | 46 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| Mathematics or Computer and information science course | 4 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course such as PE | 1 | ||
| Credits | 13 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| Mathematics or Computer and information science course | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Lower Division Elective Course such as PE | 1 | ||
| Credits | 13 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 300 level course with WGS subject code | recommended: apply for WGSS scholarships | 4 | |
| Mathematics or Computer and information science course | 4 | ||
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total 2nd Year Credits | 42 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| 300 or 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| Mathematics or Computer and information science course | 4 | ||
| General-education course in arts and letters | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| General-education course in social science | 4 | ||
| Credits | 12 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code | plan internship/practicum for WGS 411; recommended: apply for WGSS scholarships | 4 | |
| General-education course in science | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Elective Course | 4 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total Credits | 44 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Milestones | Credits | |
| WGS 411 | Feminist Praxis | required course for major | 4 |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Winter | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed course | recommended: meet with WGSS advisor at least once a year | 4 | |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| 400 level course with WGS subject code or approved cross-listed course | apply for graduation by week 2 | 4 | |
| Three Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Credits | 16 | ||
| Total Credits | 48 | ||
| 4 Year Total | 180 | ||
Sample Plan for student following Curriculum prior to Fall 2018 – WGSS Bachelor of Arts
| Year | Term | Courses | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| First year | Fall | WGS 101: Introduction to WGS | WGS 101 is a prerequisite for most other WGS classes. It is recommended to take it in the Fall of your first year, but you may also take it in the winter or spring. |
| Winter | WGS 315: History and Development of Feminist Theory | WGS 101 if not taken in Fall | |
| Spring | WGS elective | ||
| Second year | Fall | WGS 303: Women and Gender in American History or HIST 308: Women in US history | |
| Winter | WGS 321: Feminist Perspectives: Identity, Race, Culture | ||
| Spring | WGS elective | ||
| Third year | Fall | WGS 351: Introduction to Global Feminisms | |
| Winter | WGS 352: Gender, Literature, and Culture | ||
| Spring | WGS elective | ||
| Fourth year | Fall | WGS 411: Feminist Praxis | WGS 411 is only offered in Fall term. It may be taken in any year, but most students take it in their final year. |
| Winter | WGS elective | ||
| Spring | WGS elective |