Required for the Major in Gender Studies:

1. Two core courses (interdisciplinary in nature):
   • Gender Studies 100: Introduction to Gender Studies
   • Gender Studies 200: Introduction to Feminist Theory and Practice
2. Two additional six-unit courses, cross-listed and offered within various disciplines, that focus primarily on gender. These courses must be distributed as follows:
   1. One must be either Gender Studies 110 or Gender Studies 350.
   2. One must be either Gender Studies 180 or Gender Studies 270.
3. At least six additional six-unit courses, some cross-listed and some gender-component courses, as described below. The six courses must be distributed as follows:
      a.  At least two courses must be at the level of 200 or above.
      b.  At least one course must be at the level of 400 or above.
      c.  Courses must be taken in at least two academic divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts).
      d.  Two of the six-unit courses may be gender-component courses that are offered in other departments but which may be taken for credit in gender studies. These courses include those whose primary focus is something other than gender but in which students' individual work (essays, research projects, etc.) must be focused on gender issues. In order to have a gender-component course approved for the major, students must complete a form (to be signed by the instructor and their gender studies advisor) that outlines which course requirements will be fulfilled with work applicable to gender studies. This form must be completed and submitted to the gender studies advisor by the end of the second week of the term.
       e.  Completion of independent study in gender studies can be substituted for one course.
4. Students will enroll in a capstone experience that is approved by the Gender Studies Steering Board and mentored by a gender studies faculty member. The capstone may be an independent study, internship/practicum, or an approved project in an advanced course. The capstone experience should draw on concepts and materials from the gender studies core courses.

Gender studies faculty members have developed a list of potential courses in which the instructors have agreed that students can focus individual work on gender or in which a focus on gender is a regular part.

Courses cross-listed in gender studies will count toward completion of the major whether students register for them using the program's designation (GEST) or an individual department's designation.

Required for the Minor in Gender Studies:

1. Two core courses:
   • Gender Studies 100: Introduction to Gender Studies
   • Gender Studies 200: Introduction to Feminist Theory and Practice
2. Four additional six-unit courses that focus primarily on gender. The four courses must be distributed as follows:
      a.  Two must be cross-listed in gender studies; the two remaining courses may be gender-component courses. If these are gender-component courses, students must complete a form (to be signed by the instructor and their gender studies advisor) that outlines which course requirements will be fulfilled with work applicable to gender studies. This form must be completed and submitted to the gender studies advisor by the end of the second week of the term.
      b.  At least two courses must be at the level of 200 or above.
      c.  Courses must be taken in at least two academic divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts). Completion of independent study in gender studies can be substituted for one course.
3. C average in the minor

Courses cross-listed in gender studies will count toward completion of the minor whether students register for them using the program's designation (GEST) or an individual department's designation.