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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies, BA


Program Code: 134A
CIP Code: 05.0207

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)


Some General Education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

Language Requirements (6-12 Hours)


Completion of 6 semester hours at the *intermediate level or higher

Note: Language courses 1010 & 1020 or 1030 are prerequisites for *intermediate level courses.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (36 Hours)


2. 0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses in GWS, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. No more than 46 hours of GWS courses may be counted toward the BA degree.

Required Intermediate Courses (6 Hours)


Electives in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (6 Hours)


Must be at or above 3000 level

Choose any course from Required Intermediate Courses or Required Advanced Courses that was not used to meet requirements above

Major Electives (9 Hours)


At least 6 hours must be at or above 3000 level

May only use courses not used to meet requirements above

Additional courses with a GWS focus from may be counted with approval from the GWS program director

Minor Required (12-21 Hours)


  • Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses taken at Appalachian

Electives (15-24 Hours)


Taken to total 122 hours for the degree

  • 2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline

Total Required (122 Hours)