Minors and Certificates
The following credentials are available to students depending on catalog and major.
Schedule an advising appointment here: Undergraduate Advising appt for WGSS or email lucy.velez@austin.utexas.edu.
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!