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Minors and Certificates

The following credentials are available to students depending on catalog and major.

You can set up an appointment with a WGS advisor here. Additionally, you can email guao@austin.utexas.edu with any questions. They look forward to meeting with you!

All Minor and Certificate students must subscribe to the wgs-lgbtq-minors-cert@utlists.utexas.edu listserv. To subscribe, please visit: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/subscribe/wgs-lgbtq-minors-cert

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies Minor (2022-2024 and other active Catalogs)

by online application with student's primary academic advisor

Fifteen semester-credit hours, including:

  • WGS 303 or WGS 305;
  • 3 hours of WGS 335;
  • 3 hours of WGS 335;
  • 3 additional hours of WGS 335 or any upper-division WGS;
  • 3 additional hours of WGS 335 or any upper-division WGS.

Women's and Gender Studies Minor (2022-2024 and other active Catalogs)

by online application with student's primary academic advisor

Fifteen semester-credit hours, including:

  • WGS 301, WGS 303, or WGS 305;
  • 3 hours of WGS 340;
  • 3 hours of WGS 340;
  • WGS 350 or other upper-division WGS;
  • 3 additional hours of WGS coursework.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies Certificate (2022-2024 and other active Catalogs)

by online application with student's primary academic advisor

Eighteen semester hours of coursework, including at least nine semester hours completed in residence, and C or higher in all coursework for the certificate.

Students must fulfill the following requirements: 

  • WGS 303 or 305;
  • 3 hours of WGS 335;
  • 3 hours of WGS 335;
  • 3 additional hours of upper-division WGS;
  • 3 additional hours of upper-division WGS;
  • 3 additional hours of upper-division WGS.

 

Thank you for your interest in WGS and LGBTQ Studies!

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