2020-2021
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Women and Gender Studies
Why Choose the Women and Gender Studies Minor?
The Women and Gender Studies minor is designed to allow students the opportunity to study the history and cultural contributions of women through an interdisciplinary approach. Study includes the political and theoretical issues related to woman and to the construction of gender. In addition, the minor allows students to develop writing and critical thinking skills that are essential to job placement and advancement.
Admission Requirements
The Women and Gender Studies minor is open to any student admitted to Ferris State and pursuing a baccalaureate degree. The minor is designed to complement any Ferris major program. A maximum of 1/3 of the credits, but no more than 7 credits, in a minor may overlap with the student's major. Students may apply 6 credit hours of overlap between minors.
Graduation Requirements
An academic minor may only be awarded upon completion of a baccalaureate degree at Ferris State. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with a minimum 2.0 grade average in these courses.
Also, 50 percent of the credits for a minor must be taught by Ferris State University.
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Department of Humanities
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