Degree Types and Requirements
The undergraduate major and minor requiements are listed here.
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Scarlett Higgins, shiggins@unm.edu
For general academic advising, please contact asadvise@unm.edu or (505) 277-4621
College of Arts and Sciences and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Undergraduate Admission Requirements
A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.
Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.
Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:
Completion of General Education Curriculum: Communication.
Completion of General Education Curriculum: Mathematics and Statistics.
Completion of General Education Curriculum: Second Language.
Completion of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program admission coursework with a grade of "C" or better:
One GNDR or WGSS course at any level.
Degree Offered
Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (B.A.)
Major Study
Requirements
Credit | ||
GNDR 2110 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
WGSS 304 | Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power | 3 |
WGSS 325 | Race, Class and Feminism | 3 |
WGSS 498 | Feminism in Action | 3 |
Sexuality Studies Area Requirement (select from): WGSS 336 Queer Theories or WGSS T: Feminist Sexuality Studies. | 3 | |
| Focus Area Requirement Choose 12 credit hours from one focus area, and 9 credit hours from at least two additional focus areas: | 21 |
Total | 36 |
Second Major Study
Requirements
Credit | ||
GNDR 2110 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
WGSS 304 | Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power | 3 |
WGSS 325 | Race, Class and Feminism | 3 |
WGSS 498 | Feminism in Action | 3 |
Sexuality Studies Area Requirement Choose 1 course from the following courses: | 3 | |
| Focus Area Requirement Choose 6 credit hours from one focus area, and 3 credit hours from one additional focus area: | 9 |
Total | 24 |
Minor Study
Requirements
Credit | ||
GNDR 2110 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
WGSS 304 | Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power | 3 |
WGSS 498 | Feminism in Action | 3 |
Sexuality Studies Area Requirement Choose 1 course from the following courses: | 3 | |
| Focus Area Requirement Choose 6 credit hours from one focus area, and 3 credit hours from one additional focus area: | 9 |
Total | 21 |
Departmental Honors
To be eligible for the undergraduate departmental honors program, a student must be a major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better, and a GPA of at least 3.5 in program courses.
Requirements
Credit | ||
GNDR 2110 | Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
WGSS 304 | Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power | 3 |
WGSS 325 | Race, Class and Feminism | 3 |
WGSS 492 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
WGSS 498 | Feminism in Action | 3 |
HIST 345 | U.S. Women since 1865 | 3 |
| Focus Area Requirement Choose from one focus area: | 9 |
Electives Choose from outside the focus area. | 9 | |
WGSS 493 | Senior Honors Thesis | 3 |
Total | 39 | |
