New changes to our major effective Fall 2024!
If you matriculated to Rice in Fall 2024 or after, please consult the 2024-2025 GA for your degree requirements. (Please note, the 2024-2025 GA may not be published yet.)
If you matriculated to Rice before Fall 2024, you have the option to construct your degree in accordance with the GA at the time you matriculated. Please see the GA archive for details.
For a list of courses that count for the major, please see the GA. Course lists by semester are archived on our website.
To get answers for your questions or to declare the major, please contact Prof. Emily Houlik-Ritchey, DUS for CSWGS.
New majors must also formally declare the degree program with the Registrar's Office—we cannot do that for you!
Our undergraduate major dates back to 1991. While the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality is housed in the School of Humanities, we draw on courses from the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as other schools when they offer courses that fit our themes. Majors have the option of completing a year-long senior thesis. Majors and non-majors alike can participate in the Seminar and Practicum in Engaged Research.