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Women's Studies Concentration

Women's Studies Concentration Program at Fisher College

The Women's Studies Concentration provides interdisciplinary study of women and society. The Concentration offers an excellent foundation for transfer into a baccalaureate degree major in Women's Studies, yet its liberal arts focus also prepares the student for transfer into most other majors.


Women's Studies Concentration Program Requirements
First Year Credit hours
EN101 English I 3
EN102 English II 3
Is105 Common Experience 3
HIXXX History Requirements I* 3
HIXXX History Requirements II* 3
WS102 Introduction to Women's Studies 3
Foreign Language** 6
Math/Science Elective*** 6-8
Total Credits 30-32
Second Year Credit hours
CM105 Public Speaking 3
CS101 Computer Concepts and Applications 3
EN201 Intermediate Writing 3
PS133 Psychology of Women 3
SO131 Sociology of Womanhood 3
Math/Science Elective*** 3/4
Literature Elective**** 3
Women's Science Concentration Electives***** 6
Free Elective 6
Total Credits 30/31
* Two courses selected from HI101, HI102, HI203, and HI204.
** A minimum of one year of college-level foreign language competency is required but can be waived through demonstrating elementary-level competency in a foreign language. If the language requirement is waived, free electives must be substituted. Completion of intermediate-level foreign language is recommended for transfer.
*** At least three (3) credits in math, three (3) credits in science, and three (3) additional credits in math, science, or computer programming are required. MA106, MA107, MA109, MA110 or MA121 will satisfy the minimum college math requirement. MA107 and a science course with a lab are recommended for transfer.
**** Any EN course except EN 001, EN 101, EN 102, EN 201, or ESL courses.
***** As part of the Women's Studies Concentration, students must complete any two of the following courses: EN187, Women Writers; EN185, Images of Women in Literature; HI132, Women in History: The United States; HI133, Women and the Law in United States History; SO103, The Family; or SO 121 Social Justice, Race, and Gender Issues in American Society. If the student takes either EN187, Women Writers, or EN185, Images of Women in Literature, then a free elective may be substituted for the Literature Elective requirement. Students in the College Honors Program and taking IS200 (second-year Honors Colloquium) may substitute the fourth semester of foreign language for one of the two Women's Studies Concentration electives.
Minimum credits required for graduation--60

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