Admission to the Program

Open to undergraduate degree and nondegree students.

Certificate Requirements

• 15 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 300-level or above with grades of C or better.

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses will not be accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements although these grades will be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average. Students must have at least a 2.0 grade point average in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period after they are admitted. International students must enroll in 12 credit hours each semester (except for summer). All programs must be completed within four years. A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit.

Course Requirements

• Two from the following:

GOVT-482 Women and Politics (3)

GOVT-483 Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3)

GOVT-484 Women and Political Leadership (3)

• GOVT-485 Topics in Women and Politics (minimum of two 1 credit courses)
• One of the following:

GOVT-485 Topics in Women and Politics (4)

GOVT-520 Advanced Studies in Campaign Management (4)

GOVT-523 The Art and Craft of Lobbying (4)

• 3 credit hours from the following or other courses as approved by the program director:

COMM-510 Women in Journalism (3)

COMM-534 Race, Gender and the Media (3)

ECON-574 Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Microeconomics(3)

EDU-565 Gender and Cultural Diversity in School (3)

GOVT-486 Feminist Political Theory (3)

GOVT-584 Gender and Politics in the Middle East (3)

HIST-632 Contemporary Historical Studies (3) (approved topics)

JLS-526 Domestic Violence (3)

JLS-535 Gender and the Law (3)

PSYC-545 Psychology of Sex Similarities and Differences (3)

SIS-517 Gender, Human Rights, and Conflict (3)

SOCY-570 Sociology of Gender and Family (3)