Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

The minor consists of 5 courses. Completing the minor requires students to work closely with their course instructors, their advisers, and the LGBT director. Students are encouraged to incorporate a capstone experience, such as pursuing an independent study or undertaking a thesis within one’s department that meaningfully incorporates LGBTQ-related scholarship.

The requirements are as follows:

Introductory Course

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of LGIN in the course offerings.

One course must be taken from the following list and completed prior to declaring the minor:

Electives

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of LGEL in the course offerings.

At least four additional courses chosen from the following lists and in consultation with an adviser typically selected from the LGBT Advisory Committee:

Other Courses

Other courses may be counted toward an LGBT minor, depending on the orientation of the course and/or the direction of the readings and student projects during a particular year. Such courses need the approval of the instructor and the LGBT director to be counted toward an LGBT minor. These courses include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

Additional Stipulations

At least three of the five courses should have an LGBT prefix.
No more than two courses should come from a single department or program other than LGBT
No more than one course should earn credit for an LGBT minor and the student’s major

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies program catalog page.