SWGS Minor

New changes to our minor 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 (Please note, the 2024-2025 GA may not be published yet.)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 minor, please see the GA.  Course lists by semester are archived on our website.

To get answers for your questions or to declare the minor, please contact Prof. Emily Houlik-Ritchey, DUS for CSWGS.

New minors must also formally declare the minor with the Registrar's Office—we cannot do that for you!

Our undergraduate minor dates back to 2022. 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.  Minors are welcome, but not required, to participate in the Seminar and Practicum in Engaged Research.