Women's Studies (BA)

• Completed, appropriate secondary qualifications from other countries will be considered for High School admission, and study at recognized universities and colleges will be considered for Transfer admission.

English Language Requirements:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components. Score of at least 230 in the computer-based test or at least 570 in the paper-based test. 
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
• LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
• A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2.
• A final grade of 70% or better in English 12 from the British Columbia secondary system.
• A final grade of 75% (B) or better in a University Transferable English course.
• A final grade of 4 or better in Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition.
• A final grade of 5 or better in International Baccalaureate (IB) English A1 or A2 (higher or subsidiary level).
• CELPIP Academic Test score of 4H or higher in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking components.
• CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) Assessment score of at least 70.
• University of Cambridge ESOL grade B on the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).
• Comparable results in any other internationally-recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.

The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Women's Studies is 120 credit hours.

Lower Division Requirement

• Introduction to Women's Studies
• Three additional Women's Studies courses at the 100 or 200 Level.
• Upper Division Requirement
• Women and the Contemporary World
• Qualitative Research Methods

Three of: 

• Indigenous Women:  Perspectives 
• History of Feminism
• Introduction to the History of Gender
• Topics in Aboriginal Women's Studies
• Contemporary Women's Literature

Additional Requirement

Seven courses (21 credits) selected from the following:

• Lesbian and Bisexual Lives 
• Contemporary Women's Writing in an International Frame
• Gender and Film
• Cultural Studies:  Gender, Race, and Representation
• Feminist Political Philosophy
• Contemporary Feminist Theories
• Selected Topics
• Anthropological Perspectives on Inequality 
• Feminist Perspectives in Anthropology
• Women in Organizations
• Women and the Economy
• Women and Environmental Issues
• First Nations Perspectives on Race, Class, Gender, and Power 
• Women in Canada
• Topics in the History of Gender
• Topics in Women's History
• Gender and International Studies
• Women and Health 
• Women and Politics
• Women in the Human Services 
• Gender and Sexuality

Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement

Electives to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University.