WGS Graduate Certificate

Students who have earned a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may apply to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program in Women's and Gender Studies. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the program, candidates may present a baccalaureate degree in any field.
Admission requires completing a Graduate School application, paying an application fee and submitting transcripts and letters of recommendation. No graduate test is required.  Additionally, a statement of purpose of no more than 500 words describing your goals, areas of interest, background experiences and reasons for pursuing this certificate program should be sent to the Women’s & Gender Studies Program.
If you are already enrolled in another graduate program at UNCG, you will need to fill out an application for this program, pay the non-refundable application fee, and submit the purpose statement only.  
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Application Procedures

Program Requirements

The WGS Graduate Certificate requires successful completion of 15 credit hours during a five-year period.  At least 12 semester hours must be taken at UNCG and a minimum of 9 hours must be at the 600-level or above. Certificate courses may meet the requirements of another degree program in accordance with the policies of The Graduate School.

Curriculum

The curriculum consists of a core course (3 hours), either a practicum (WGS-601 - 3 hours) or independent study (WGS-600 - 3 hours), and a minimum of 9 hours of WGS related electives. Students enrolled in a graduate degree program must take at least 3 credit hours of course work (exclusive of the practicum) outside their degree-granting department.  All independent study and practicum work must be approved by a supervising instructor prior to registering.

Core Course Options (3 hours)

HDF 607	Feminist Theory and Research Methodologies   OR
ENG 531	Feminist Theory and Women Writers     OR
ENG 688	Women's Rhetoric and Feminist Pedagogy    OR
CST 659	Gender and Communication Theory    OR
WGS 650	Feminist Theory: Gender, Race, Class

Internship (3 hours)

WGS 601: Women's Studies Internship
Required of students taking the certificate who are not enrolled in a degree program at UNCG.

Independent Study (3 hours)

WGS 600: ndependent Study
Required of students who are enrolled in a degree program at UNCG.

Electives (minimum 9 hours)

Includes any 9 hours of approved WGS graduate courses; 3 hours must be outside the home department. These may involve internship and independent study credits. Special Topics courses in a variety of disciplines may be taken with the approval of the Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program.

CED 574A:	Contemporary Topics in Counseling: Counseling Women
CST 659	Gender and Communication Theory
CUI 555	Multicultural Education
ELC 609	Epistemology and Education
ELC 664	Foundations of Interpretive Inquiry
ENG 531	Feminist Theory and Women Writers
HDF 607	Feminist Theory and Research Methodology
HDF 662	Gender and Health
HEA 662	Gender and Health
HEA 665	Violence and Public Health
HIS 530	History of Sexuality: Selected Topics
HIS 551	Gender and History: Selected Topics
ESS 532	Women in Sport and Physical Activity
ESS 630	Sport and Society: Socioeconomic and Gender Relations
MLS 610	Culture and Ideas (when the focus is on gender)
MLS 620	Human Nature and Society (when focus is on gender)
WGS 600	Independent Study (if not taken to meet the requirement)
WGS 601	WGS Practicum (if not taken to meet the requirement)
WGS 650	Feminist Theory: Gender, Race, Class
WGS 651	Feminist Research Analysis
WGS 711	Experimental course (not always available)
WGS 803	Research Extension

Obtaining your Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies

The semester prior to completing your certificate and/or graduating from your program, you should submit a completed Plan of Study listing the coursework taken that meets the program requirements. 

You must formally apply for graduation at the Graduate School by the end of the first week of classes during the term in which they plan to graduate.

Information on applying for graduation:  http://www.uncg.edu/grs/current/graduation_application.html

 A graduation fee of $55 for Master’s and Specialist in Education candidates, $70 for combined MS/EdS degrees and $60 for doctoral degrees should be paid to the Cashier’s and Student Accounts office. 

WGS Certificate students who are in degree programs may choose to obtain their certificate with their degree, or at the time of completion.

Graduation Procedures