Interdisciplinary Honors

The FGSS Interdisciplinary Honors program is open to students with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies coursework, or who can demonstrate comparable academic competence.

Students are encouraged to begin the application process as early as possible in their junior year—ideally by the end of Winter Quarter—by consulting with the FGSS Faculty Director.

For admission into the Interdisciplinary Honors program, students should have already completed FEMGEN 101 or FEMGEN 103, or a suitable substitute.

During the application process, students develop a project in consultation with their proposed thesis advisor(s) and the Faculty Director. A written proposal describing the project, along with the number of units to be taken for the honors-directed work, must be submitted to the FGSS program office for final approval. All projects must have a primary focus on gender or sexuality.

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Required Preparatory Coursework

In addition to the courses listed below, students must also complete at least one additional FEMGEN course, taken for at least 3 units and a letter grade.

Note: The Required Preparatory Coursework (2 FEMGEN courses in total) is required as part of the application process. These courses do not count towards the units required for completion of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program.

Students must enroll in FEMGEN 199A and earn a minimum of 9 units across FEMGEN199A, FEMGEN 199B, FEMGEN 199C, FEMGEN 104X and FEMGEN 105.

Honors Thesis must be a written thesis of at least 15,000 words (excluding notes and figures) that demonstrates original, in-depth research.

Creative Honors Projects are more extensive in scope than a standard senior Capstone project, which may take forms such as a feature-length film, digital media work, or curated exhibition. 

All Honors proposals are reviewed and approved by the FEMGEN 199 instructor(s) and the student’s faculty advisor. Creative projects must meet scholarly standards and clearly articulate their research context, audience, and methodology. Units earned through the FEMGEN 199 series do count toward the major’s unit requirement.