WGST Graduate Certificate
The graduate certificate in women and gender studies (WGST) is designed to complement a CU graduate disciplinary degree program—providing graduate students the opportunity to engage a variety of scholarly and methodological approaches to the study of gender and sexuality. Students are encouraged to apply for the WGST graduate certificate early in their course of graduate studies.
Please review the information below. Contact WGSTGrad@Colorado.EDU with any questions.
Requirements
Twelve (12) total credit hours, to include:
• Nine semester hours of required course work in women and gender studies.
At least three of the following four courses:
WGST 6090: Feminist Theories
WGST 6190: Feminist Methodology
WGST 6796: Queer Theories
WGST 6290: Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies
(WGST 6290 topic varies by semester; only 3 credit hours will count towards this 3 credit certificate requirement.)
Note: None of the three required WGST courses may be taken as independent study.
• One additional course (three credit hours) approved by the WGST director of graduate studies.
This course should focus on issues related to women, gender, and/or sexuality, and it should take an interdisciplinary approach. It is advisable that the course be taken either outside the student’s home department or as an additional course in WGST. However, students may—with approval of the WGST director of graduate studies—take it within their home departments. Independent study courses taken with faculty not affiliated with WGST will not count for the certificate. Independent study courses taken with WGST faculty members may count only in exceptional circumstances as determined by the graduate committee.
Note:
The minimum acceptable grade for courses submitted for the WGST graduate certificate is a B.
Minimum GPA for all courses submitted for the WGST Graduate Certificate is a cumulative 3.5.
Procedures
To enroll in and complete the certificate program:
1. Complete theÌýGraduate Certificate Application.
2. After receiving email confirmation of enrollment, the student should meet with the WGST director of graduate studies to discuss their course work and obtain approval for the elective fourth course. (Note: that elective courses may not appear in the degree audit and are tracked internally in WGST)
3. Contact us when you believe you have completed required coursework, and anytime you have questions.
4. A certificate is awarded after verified completion of requirements and will appear on the student transcript only after completion of the primary degree program.
For more information on the graduate certificate in women and gender studies, email WGSTGrad@Colorado.EDU