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Program checklist · and Women Studies Certificate

Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Certificate

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
and Women Studies Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
05.0207
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_94d0356b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Certificate Requirements (18 credits)

5 items
  1. Transfer courses will be accepted on a case-by-case basis up to a maximum of two courses.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required in courses being applied to the certificate.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. A minimum of 12 credits must be earned at the University of Pittsburgh.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. The GSWS Certificate may not be pursued concurrently with the B.A. in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies or with the GSWS minor.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. All certificate students are expected to meet at least once per year with the GSWS undergraduate advisor to update their files and discuss what courses are needed to fulfill certificate requirements.
    Not resolved to a course

Core Courses (6 credits)

5 items
  1. GSWS 0100
    3
  2. GSWS 0150
    3
  3. GSWS 0500
    INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORY
    As published: “INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORY or”
    3
  4. GSWS 0550
    3
  5. Students are advised to take all four core courses to cover the key areas represented by the program (in which case two of these courses will count towards the program electives).
    Not resolved to a course

Electives (9 credits)

29 items
  1. AFRCNA 0454
    3
  2. AFRCNA 1309
    3
  3. ANTH 0768
    3
  4. ANTH 1728
    3
  5. ENGCMP 0203
    3
  6. ENGLIT 0610
    3
  7. ENGLIT 0625
    3
  8. ENGLIT 0630
    3
  9. ENGLIT 0655
    3
  10. ENGLIT 0670
    3
  11. ENGLIT 0715
    3
  12. FR 0012
    3
  13. FR 0070
    3
  14. FR 0088
    3
  15. FR 0090
    3
  16. GSWS 0200
    3
  17. GSWS 0600
    3
  18. HIST 0707
    SEX AND GENDER: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD
    Not resolved to a course
  19. HIST 1082
    WOMEN, GENDER AND SPORT
    Not resolved to a course
  20. HIST 1661
    3
  21. LCJS 0200
    3
  22. LCJS 1583
    3
  23. PS 1550
    GENDER AND GLOBAL POLITICS
    Not resolved to a course
  24. PSY 0184
    3
  25. PSY 1110
    3
  26. PSY 1113
    3
  27. SOC 0446
    3
  28. SOC 1448
    3
  29. Either GSWS 1900 - INTERNSHIP or GSWS 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY may be used to meet an elective requirement, but in this case, the two other courses must each be in different departments. Consult with the GSWS advisor. Special permission from the GSWS advisor required.
    Not resolved to a course

Interdisciplinary Course (3 credits)

13 items
  1. GSWS 1130
    3
  2. GSWS 1140
    3
  3. GSWS 1150
    3
  4. GSWS 1170
    3
  5. GSWS 1180
    3
  6. GSWS 1190
    3
  7. GSWS 1210
    3
  8. GSWS 1230
    3
  9. GSWS 1280
    3
  10. GSWS 1300
    3
  11. GSWS 1450
    3
  12. GSWS 1610
    3
  13. GSWS 1715
    3

Notes

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    Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79249. Captured page pages/0039.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.