Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University

The Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University is a Full Time Bachelor program offered across its Main Site, Boone, and Hickory campuses in United States of America. The program is delivered on campus in English and can be completed in 4 years. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on August 21, 2027.

About Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies

Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies (GWS) is an interdisciplinary academic field. It critically engages beliefs, attitudes, assumptions and norms about gender, women and sexuality and their intersections with other axes of difference including race, ability, nationality and class. Studying this field equips students with critical analytical skills necessary to understand how power works in national and transnational contexts and to address and offer creative solutions to issues of equity, diversity and social justice in our world today.

Appalachian's Bachelor of Arts degree in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies is housed in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. The program has two primary faculty members, yet you'll be learning from 53 affiliated faculty members representing five colleges and 15 departments on campus.

Besides the BA, Appalachian also offers a Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies minor, a Girls' Studies minor and an LGBT Studies minor. At the graduate level, there is a 12-hour graduate certificate and a 9-hour graduate minor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies.

Disciplines

Social Sciences Humanities

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University

Entry Requirements

A complete online application
A non-refundable application fee of $65 (USD)
Official high school/secondary school transcript
Official test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, SAT* or ACT**)
- If school is in an English-speaking country, we must have SAT or ACT whereas schools in non-English-speaking countries do not need the SAT / ACT
- Applicants who do/did not attend school in an English-speaking country must provide a TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, SAT or ACT score
- Applicants who attend(ed) school in an English-speaking country must submit an SAT or ACT score

Official college transcripts
Additional information if requested, upon submission of your application, by the Office of Admissions (This may include submitting a Criminal Background Check and Conduct Review as required by the UNC System.)
All applicants claiming to be a resident of North Carolina must request a residency determination through the Residency Determination Service (RDS)

*SAT evidence-based reading and writing and math, without the writing.

**ACT composite, without writing.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 78

Career Opportunities after Completing Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies

Human rights and diversity leadership
Advocates for victims of domestic violence and hate crimes
Social and human services
Business entrepreneurship
Director, university women's center or LGBT center
Equity and diversity education leader
Professor
Student development professional
Clergy
Public health research and education
Nursing
Environmental research, activism and sustainability
Broadcasting, journalism, news media and new media online
Government, public policy, politics, law
Science and technology (research, etc.)
Artist
Publishing (writer, editor, etc.)
Nonprofit organizations

Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University

Application Fee 65

How to Apply for Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University

Complete an application (apply using the Common Application)
Provide your official high school transcript(s)
Provide your official or unofficial college transcript(s) for any completed college coursework*
Submit $65 application fee (or approved fee waiver)
Submit official or self-reported SAT (school code: 5010) or ACT (school code: 3062) scores (or apply with a test waiver)
Complete your FAFSA (application opens Oct. 1; school code: 002906)

Bachelor of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

United States of America, Boone