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Requirements for the Major (B.A.)
WOMEN’S STUDIES, 2008-2009:

All courses to be applied to the major must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Women’s Studies and those offered by other departments and applied to the major.

Scarlet Chan and Dhueh Jun-Fung
Peer Advisor Scarlet Chan (left) with Assistant Director
of LGBT Resrouces at the Resource Center for Sexual
and Gender Diversity Chueh Jun-Fung at the
Women's Studies Fall Retreat.

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Information for Continuing Majors:

Students who have declared the Women's Studies major during prior academic school years should follow the requirements listed on their respective Major Catalog Year sheets.

Download the 2007-2008 Women's Studies Undergraduate Major Sheet (pdf)

Download the 2006-2007 Women's Studies Undergraduate Major Sheet (pdf)

Download the 2005-2006 Women's Studies Undergraduate Major Sheet (pdf)

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New Majors:

PREPARATION
UNITS
12 units required as follows:
      Area A: Introduction to Women’s Studies: Women’s Studies 20 or 40
4
      Area B: Intersectionalities: Women’s Studies 60 or 80
4
      Area C: Global Feminism: Women’s Studies 30 or 50
4
 
UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR

44 UD units required, distributed as follows:

A. Women’s Studies 180, 181, 182, and 183A or 183B
16
B. Seven courses from the following, 3 must be from Women's Studies:
28

Anthropology 102A-B, 111, 116, 125, 142B, 172, 176; Art History 111E, 143B-C; Asian American Studies 112, 128, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 146; Black Studies 106, 121, 122, 127, 133, 136; Chicana/o Studies 112, 114, 147, 148, 149, 151, 153, 154F, 155W, 167, 184A; Classics 110; Communication 124, 126; Comparative Literature 104; Dance 145W; English 114AA-ZZ; Enviromental Studies 184; Film Studies 150PG, 163; French 106X, 130X, 131X, 132X, 136X, 168, 171X, 185A-B; German 164G, 170; Global Studies 180A-B; History 117C-D-Q, 146PW, 146W, 147G, 147Q, 159B-C, 163A-B-P, 175D, 188A-B; Interdisciplinary 100WS; Italian 142X, 143X, 144AX-ZX; Japanese 162; Law & Society 140, 141, 166; Linguistics 132; Political Science 159; Religious Studies 103B, 114D, 192; Slavic 164C; Sociology 134, 140, 144, 144S, 151, 153, 154A, 154F, 155A-B, 155M, 155T, 155W, 156A-B, 159LG, 159S, 176A, 185G; Spanish 194; Theater 180G, 187FG; Women's Studies 115, 117C, 120, 124A, 130, 131, 132, 136AA-ZZ, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147G, 147Q, 150, 151AA-ZZ, 153, 154A, 155A-B, 159B-C, 159LG, 160, 162, 163A, 167, 171CN, 185AA-ZZ, 186AA-ZZ, 190, 195HC, 196, 198, 199; Writing 109WS

(Women's Studies 198, 199 courses may be repeated, but only a combined total of 8 units of WS 190, 198, 199 may be applied to the major. Only 4 units of Women's Studies 190 will apply to the major).

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MAJOR REGULATIONS

PREREQUISITES: Check the General Catalog for the prerequisites to all listed courses.

P/NP GRADING OPTION: Not allowed for any major course, (Prep or UD major), including courses applied to the major from other departments.

SUBSTITUTIONS: In the major requirements permissible only by petition to the program chair and dean.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: At least 20 UD units in major while in residence at UCSB.

G.P.A. REQUIREMENTS: At least 2.0 overall UC average in all upper-division major courses and all courses (Prep and UD) for the major, including courses in excess of minimum requirements.

Lavender Graduation 2007
Lavender Graduation 2007

DOUBLE MAJORS: With the approval of each department chairperson, up to a total of 8 units may be applied simultaneously to both UD majors.