The Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies
The Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies is offered to students enrolled in other graduate degree programs at the University of Maryland. The Certificate requires a minimum of 18 credit hours, including a core requirement of 9 credit hours of Women’s Studies Courses. This will provide students with an integrative and interdisciplinary academic encounter with the contributions and challenges of feminist inquiry. The remaining nine credits will be chosen, in consultation with the student’s Women’s Studies graduate advisor, from elective courses that will support the student’s particular research specialty.
Previously earned credits may be retroactively applied toward the Certificate; a maximum of three credits transferred from the other institutions may be applied toward the Certificate. Admission to the Certificate Program is selective.
Applications for the certificate program are considered twice per year: for fall admission, applications must be received by April 15; for spring admission, applications must be received by November 15. Applications are available in the Women’s Studies Department 2101 Woods Hall, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-7415. Applications may also be downloaded.
Certificate Program Application
In addition to the application form, your application packet must include the following materials:
- A copy of official transcripts of work completed to date, both graduate and undergraduate.
- Brief biographical statement and statement of purpose. Discuss those aspects of your personal history that relate to the development of your interest in Women’s Studies and explain the relevance of a Women’s Studies Certificate to your intellectual and professional goals
- Writing sample
- Two letters of recommendation * Note that letters of recommendation may be submitted by faculty via email to choward3@umd.edu. Please place the student’s full name and “letter of recommendation” in the subject heading
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