The LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate Program, housed in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, is open to students in any major. The program is interdisciplinary; certificate courses come from art history, counseling psychology, literature, history, sociology, medical history, as well as from gender and women’s studies.
Fall 2022
Fall Syllabi
OutPages
Are you looking for LGBTQ+ faculty and staff mentors? Browse the OutPages. This directory (hosted by the
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center) can also help you select courses across programs, not just in LGTBQ+ Studies.
Questions about new courses?
Have you found a course that should count toward the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate? Please contact the undergraduate advisor; the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies will evaluate the syllabus to determine if the course meets program criteria.
Declare LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate
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Meet with the LGBTQ+ Studies advisor
The LGBTQ+ Studies program is currently hiring an undergraduate advisor. Until we have a new advisor in place, please complete the form linked below with your advising questions. A GWS staff person will contact you as soon as we can. Thanks very much for your patience.
Review the Program Requirements
Find more information about the course requirements for the LGBTQ+ Studies program before scheduling an advising appointment.
Declare the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate
Complete this quick form to declare the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate. Please contact the undergraduate advisor with questions about course planning.
Scholarship in LGBTQ+ Studies
David A. Kaplan and Glenn A. Ostergaard, and the Brautigam/Kaplan Foundation have funded a new scholarship in LGBTQ+ Studies. To be eligible for this $1,000 scholarship, you must be a UW-Madison student in good standing and declared in the LGBTQ+ Studies program. The application requires your resume, your UW-Madison transcript, and a short essay describing a meaningful experience, insight, or class in LGBTQ+ Studies.
The application is available and open in the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH); application materials must be completed by November 15, 2021.
Graduation
Undergraduate certificates are automatically posted to your transcript upon graduation by the Office of the Registrar based on completion via DARS. Please confirm that your certificate is complete (all ‘green text’) in DARS when you enroll for your final semester.
Commencement
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Studies Graduates
GWS celebrated spring commencement with stickers, cupcakes, and gifts on Wednesday, May 11 in 3401 Sterling Hall. Click below to see our web-based celebration of GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies graduates.
