This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 100 (meets GE C2 Humanities, or GE F Comparative Cultural Studies) or GWS 110 (meets GE D1 Social Sciences, or GE F Comparative Cultural Studies) |
3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 2 |
| GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| GE C2 Humanities | 3 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 300 (meets GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences, or GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies and IC) | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 301 | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 302 | 3 |
| GWS 305/CS* (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GWS 400 | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 |
| Gender and Women’s Studies Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*Students completing this requirement in Fall 2024 or later should enroll in GWS 205/CS.
Gender and Women’s Studies Electives (15 units)
GWS 220, AIS 222 or GWS 222, GWS 230, GWS 315, GWS 320, GWS 340, GWS 351, GWS 360, GWS 370, GWS 380, GWS 396A-Z, GWS 410, GWS 420, GWS 430, GWS 440, GWS 495A-Z
Areas of Concentration (12 units)
Philosophy and Religion
ANTH 308, GWS 315, GWS 420, JS 330, PHIL 337, PHIL 348, RS 304
Race and Ethnicity
AAS 340, AFRS 324, CAS 365, CHS 246 or CHS 346 or CHS 365, AIS 222 or GWS 222, GWS 315, GWS 351, GWS 420, GWS 440, JS 330, QS 201, RTM 330
Communication and Media
ART 468 or CTVA 413, COMS 360, COMS 435, GWS 230, GWS 315, GWS 410, JOUR 371, JOUR 372
Law and Public Policy
BLAW 391, GWS 370, HIST 349A, HIST 349B, POLS 350, POLS 361, POLS 448
Social Work and Welfare
GWS 370, FCS 340, HSCI 231, SOC 324, SOC 325, SOC 357
Criminology
BLAW 391, CJS 418, GWS 370, SOC 304, SOC 324, SOC 355