Program Pathways
Women's and Gender Studies - Formerly Women's Studies – Major #7611
Associate of Arts Degree
2023 Spring Semester
The Women's and Gender Studies program is designed to inform students of the historical and contemporary issues affecting women’s lives. Women’s Studies offers a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of women in society including their contrasting roles circumscribed by their culture and social institutions, their opportunities for self expression, achievement and self actualization, their relationships with others, and their concern for survival in a violent-prone society. Attentiveness to diversity, privilege and power, and women's unique creative contributions to human experience are central aspects of this program. Because Women’s and Gender Studies is interdisciplinary, it also provides an academic background helpful to those planning careers in law, business, education, and medicine.
Term 1
Units: 13.0-16.0
FCC Writing/Reading Competency Requirement: ENGL 1A
4.0
Satisfies FCC GE area D.1
FCC GE AREA G: Communications
3.0
FCC GE AREA E.1: Lifetime Wellness: PE &/or Dance
1.0-3.0
WSTS 10
Changing Roles of Women (Active)
3.0
Satisfies FCC GE area B
Major Course
2.0-3.0
Select one of the following (15 units in total will be required to graduate):
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 22 (same as HIST 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 22 (same as WSTS 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 24 (same as CLS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
OR
CLS 24 (same as WSTS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 36 (same as ENGL 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 36 (same as WSTS 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
2.0
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
2.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Active)
2.0
WSTS 47
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 13.0-18.0
FCC Mathematics Competency Requirement
3.0-4.0
Satisfies FCC GE area D.2
FCC GE AREA C: Humanities
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA E.2: Lifetime Wellness: Lifetime Skills
3.0
Major Course
2.0-3.0
Select one of the following (15 units in total will be required to graduate):
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 22 (same as HIST 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 22 (same as WSTS 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 24 (same as CLS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
OR
CLS 24 (same as WSTS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 36 (same as ENGL 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 36 (same as WSTS 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
2.0
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
2.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Active)
2.0
WSTS 47
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (Active)
3.0
Major Course
2.0-3.0
Select one of the following (15 units in total will be required to graduate):
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 22 (same as HIST 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 22 (same as WSTS 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 24 (same as CLS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
OR
CLS 24 (same as WSTS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 36 (same as ENGL 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 36 (same as WSTS 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
2.0
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
2.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Active)
2.0
WSTS 47
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (Active)
3.0
Term 3
Units: 10.0-15.0
FCC GE AREA A: Natural Sciences
3.0-4.0
FCC GE AREA E.1 or E.2: Lifetime Wellness
1.0-3.0
2.0
WSTS 25 (same as HS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
OR
HS 25 (same as WSTS 25)
Assertiveness Training (Active)
2.0
Major Course
2.0-3.0
Select one of the following (15 units in total will be required to graduate):
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 22 (same as HIST 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 22 (same as WSTS 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 24 (same as CLS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
OR
CLS 24 (same as WSTS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 36 (same as ENGL 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 36 (same as WSTS 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
2.0
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
2.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Active)
2.0
WSTS 47
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (Active)
3.0
Major Course
2.0-3.0
Select one of the following (15 units in total will be required to graduate):
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 5 (same as SOC 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 5 (same as WSTS 5)
Sociology of Rape (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 7 (same as SOC 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
OR
SOC 7 (same as WSTS 7)
Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 22 (same as HIST 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
OR
HIST 22 (same as WSTS 22)
History of American Women (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 24 (same as CLS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
OR
CLS 24 (same as WSTS 24)
La Chicana and Latina (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 36 (same as ENGL 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 36 (same as WSTS 36)
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
3.0
WSTS 41 (same as AFRAM 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 41 (same as WSTS 41)
African-American Women's Studies (Active)
3.0
2.0
WSTS 43 (same as FN 43)
Women’s Nutrition (Active)
2.0
OR
FN 43 (same as WSTS 43)
Women's Nutrition (Active)
2.0
WSTS 47
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (Active)
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
Term 4
Units: 3.0
FCC GE AREA F: Government and American Institutions
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
Total: 39.0-52.0