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Women's & Gender Studies Program
Wake Forest University
Tribble Hall, A106A
P.O. Box 7365
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: 336-758-3758
Fax: 336-758-4143
wgs@wfu.edu
Criteria for Crosslisting Courses
Non-WGS Courses Receiving Credit Toward the Women & Gender Studies Minor:
A primary objective of any course receiving credit toward the Women and Gender Studies Minor must be to enact and incorporate the aims outlined in the program’s Mission Statement. A substantial portion of the course must employ gender as an analytical approach and/or topic. Such courses will represent a broad range of intellectual and political concerns across the disciplines of the liberal arts.
Procedure for approving courses for WGS credit:
The professor submits the following to the Curriculum committee for approval preferably the year prior, but at least one semester prior, to the course offering:
A course proposal including:
- A clear and concise description of the course
- A listing of course goals and a description of pedagogical methods with special attention to their correspondence with the aims of the WGS Mission Statement
- A description of probable content for the course including texts, assignments, calendar, and evaluation procedures
The Curriculum Committee will evaluate the proposal materials according to the criteria stated above. Courses approved for WGS credit will be publicized in WGS materials as such.An abbreviated resume demonstrating the professor’s familiarity with and background in the content and methodologies of feminism and gender studies, should be on file in the Women’s and Gender Studies Office or accompany the course proposal.
