Registration
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Regarding Registration Advising:
If there are no appointments available during the two weeks of registsration, I will be holding drop-in advising every afternoon during the two weeks of registration. Please see the schedule below and important information before joining the zoom waiting room.
Virtual Drop-In Advising:
April 8, 2:15 - 4:00PM
April 9-12 & 15-19, 1:00 - 4:00PM
Before you join the virtual chat, please indicate your major in your zoom profile. This will ensure you meet with the correct Academic Advisor (we will be seeing a multitude of majors).
Go to https://utexas.zoom.us/profile
Click “Edit” in your name section
Enter your major in the “Last Name” section of your profile
Example: McKay — AADS
Hit “Save”
Join the zoom waiting room queue: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/95007361156
Latest Update March 30, 2024:
NOTE: Seats in WGS courses are restricted to WGS majors and WGS MA Students until after early registration.
A number of seats in WGS courses will be restricted to WGS MA and BA majors until August.
WGS 391, WGS 390W, and WGS 392 are restricted to the WGS MA cohort, pre-approved WGS Portfolio students, and undergraduate students who obtain consent.
Seats in WGS 393 will be prioritized to WGS MA Students during registration.
Other courses requiring instructor consent or special permission are listed below.
During early registration, courses will be restricted to WGS students only.
Summer and Fall 2024 Registration occurs April 8-19th. Some seats in courses will be restricted until add/drop in August to WGS undergraduate, graduate, and Portfolio students only.
WGS BA, WGS minors, LGBTQ minors and Certificate, and WGS MA students have priority to sign up for WGS classes. The classes will appear as “Reserved, Open” because seats are reserved for these populations. Please be sure your student profile is up to date with your main academic advisor.
Students from outside WGS should join Waitlists through the Registration System if the option is available. The waitlist option becomes visible after attempting to add the class. To join the wait list you must TRY TO ADD THE CLASS first. The waitlist option becomes visible after attempting to add the class. Always indicate a SWAP CLASS when joining the Waitlist.
Restrictions/Reservations will be reduced/more seats will be released to non-WGS students in August.
If a class is Closed.
Try adding it under a cross-listing or the home department's section (explained here).
The WGS courses that are cross-listed with other departments usually have 1-5 seats for WGS. If you find that the WGS section is full, try adding the course through the other "Meets With” or “Same As” departments. You can click on the five digit course Unique Number, when looking at the course schedule, and the "Meets With" information will show up.
Alternately, we recommend visiting the class during the first day. The professor might let in additional students who show intiative and sincere interest.
Course Schedules: https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules
Note to Undergrad Minors/Certificate and WGS Graduate Portfolios
The online registration system will only know if you are an undergraduate minor/certificate student if your HOME DEPARTMENT advisor has added this information to your student profile. The online registration system will not always know if you are a Graduate Portfolio student. If you are a graduate student interested in a class, please send an email to Sawyer Tedder. Include your UT EID and the unique number of the class.
More information on the WGS Graduate Portfolio Program can be found here. WGS Graduate Portfolio Students may not take undergraduate courses towards their Graduate Portfolio. The WGS 394 Conference Course is available as alternative for enrollment in relevant topic courses.
Registration
Consent of the department is required for some undergraduate courses. Depending on seats available, students will be cleared to add the course online. During the last day of early registration, restrictions will be lifted and students will be able to add/drop without contacting WGS (except for courses requiring special consent).
Check the current academic calendar to view all important dates and deadlines.
Adding the Minor or Certificates
The WGS and LGBTQ Studies minors and certificates are explained here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/cwgs/undergraduate/minors-and-certificates.php These program have open applications. Students should apply to these when visiting with their primary academic advisor (of their major/home department).
WGS Undergraduate Core Courses
Summer 2024:
- WGS f305 INTRO TO WMN'S/GNDR STUDIES-WB (First session)
- WGS s303 INTRO TO LGBTQ STUDIES-WB (Second session)
Fall 2024:
- WGS 305 Intro to Women's & Gender Studies
- WGS 356 Intro to Feminist Research Methods (Fall Only)
Spring 2025: TBD but may include -
- WGS 303 Intro to LGBTQ Studies
- WGS 305 Intro to Women's & Gender Studies
- WGS 350 Feminist Theory (Spring Only)
- WGS 379S Senior Seminar (Spring Only)
WGS Graduate Core Courses
- WGS 391 Feminist Theories will be offered in Fall 2024
- WGS 390W Writing Workshop will be offered in Fall 2024
- WGS 392 Research Methods will be offered in Spring 2025
Individual Instruction (Internship, Thesis, and Conference Course) classes will require an Approval Form.
WGS will not clear students to register for these courses until the proper paperwork has been turned in.
Read more about the Internship and obtain the Approval Form.
Read more about the Conference Course and obtain the Approval Form.
Read more about the Graduate Thesis/Report and obtain the Approval Forms. (Note that WGS 698A and WGS 698B have different forms)
Read more about the Undergraduate Thesis and obtain the Approval Form.
Summer Internship Update 2024:
Please watch the video here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/cwgs/department-of-wgss/courses/internship-course.html
The WGS 379L Internship class appears to be cancelled on the regular Summer Course Schedule. NEW FOR SUMMER 2024: WGS 379L Internship is being offered by University Extension (UEX) at a reduced tuition rate, saving students money over the summer. More info here: https://extension.utexas.edu/summer-internships
If you are trying to add a class late (after the 4th class day).
Add/drop does not last forever. After the 4th class day, students will need permission to change their schedules. After the 12th class day, late add/drop is over!
Check the current academic calendar to view all important dates and deadlines! Please attend the class if you are trying to add it after the first class day. It is more difficult to add students who have missed class meetings.
Additional Questions
Please set up an appointment with an advisor here. Additionally, you can email guao@austin.utexas.edu with any questions. They look forward to meeting with you! Emails will be answered first come, first serve and are preferred over phone calls. Registration is usually a busy time, so a reply might take a few days. Thank you for your patience!
Courses Requiring Special Consent
The following instructors require students obtain consent before enrolling in their course, you will need to contact them via email. Most faculty email addresses can be found in the UT Directory. Please forward their consent to the WGS Academic Program Coordinator.
WGS students have priority to sign up for WGS classes. The classes will appear as “Reserved, Open” because seats are reserved for these populations. Please join the electronic waitlists if you can.
Undergraduate WGS/History courses that count for the US History Core will be restricted to WGS upper-division students.
WGS 379L Internship is restricted until students turn in approval forms. Watch video on WGS 379L Internship process: https://youtu.be/PwfIZLTz3x0
WGS 360 Research/Thesis is restricted until students turn in approval forms. Learn more about the WGS 360 course here.
WGS 391 Feminist Theories (Fall class) for WGS requires consent for non-WGS MA students. Fill out form here: http://tinyurl.com/gradfemtheory
WGS 392 Research Methods (Spring class) requires consent for non-WGS MA students.
Seats in WGS 393 will be prioritized to WGS MA Students during registration.
Dr. Christine Williams requires consent for her graduate and undergraduate courses.
Dr. Simone Browne requires graduate students to contact her for consent to enroll in her undergraduate sections.
The History Department does not allow lower-division students in their upper-division WGS/HIS courses.
The Sociology Department does not allow lower-division students in their upper-division WGS/SOC courses.
More than one faculty affiliate has said, "Please ask the WGS students to introduce themselves to me at the beginning of the course as I have found it always helps when I know who my cross-listed students are and what they would like to get from the course."
- Find out your Registration Time.
- Look for "WGS" in the Course Schedule
- Pay your Tuition Bill.
- Confirm your Registration and Double-check your Class Schedule !
- Important dates are available on the Academic Calendar
- Grad Students! Join our Portfolio Program!
- LGBTQ Studies, see the tab for “Courses” on the LGBTQ Studies website.
- Registration is usually a busy time, so a reply might take a few days. Thank you for your patience!
