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Minors and Certificates

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

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.

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!

If you have questions about WGS courses, please contact Lucy Vélez, Senior Academic Advisor for WGSS via email (lucy.velez@austin.utexas.edu) or schedule a virtual or in-person appointment here: Advising appt for WGSS.

 

 

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