Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.

Certificate Requirements

• 15 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 600-level or above with grades of C or better.

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA 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 and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). 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 courses from the following:

GOVT-682 Women and Politics (3)

GOVT-683 Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3)

GOVT-684 Women and Political Leadership (3)

• GOVT-685 Topics in Women and Politics (minimum of two 1 credit courses)
• One of the following:

GOVT-685 Topics in Women and Politics (4)

GOVT-520 Advanced Studies in Campaign Management (4)

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

or

up to 7 credit hours in LAW-xxx courses taken at the Washington College of Law (WCL) approved by the program director and the WCL Women & the Law program

• 3 credit hours from the following or other courses approved by the program director and the WCL Women & the Law program:

ANTH-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice (3)

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

GOVT-686 Feminist Political Theory (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)

SIS-648 Women and Development (3)

SOCY-570 Sociology of Gender and Family (3)

SOCY-670 Gender, Family and Work (3)