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The following programs are all in the College of Letters and Science .

American Studies

Jennifer Collins, Coordinator
Department of Political Science
Room 489, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-2439
Email: jblakema@uwsp.edu
Visit the College of Letters and Science website at www.uwsp.edu/cols

Academic Standards for American Studies Major

To graduate with a major in American Studies you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses required for the major, including transfer courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. See the Grade-related Policies  section in the catalog for the policy on repeating courses.

Test-Out and Credit-by-Exam Policy for American Studies Major

You may test-out and/or receive credit-by-exam for all General Education Program (GEP) requirement  courses. To test-out but not receive credit for all other courses in the major, please consult with the American studies coordinator. You may take an exam for credit or test-out only once.

Collaborative Degree Program - American Studies

The American Studies major is part of the Collaborative Degree Program where students may attend evening/online classes at any of several campuses. For more information call 715-346-4243.

Environmental Studies

Neil Prendergast, Co-coordinator
Room 473, Collins Classroom Center
Phone : 715-346-2805
Email : nprender@uwsp.edu

Natural Science

Krista Slemmons, Coordinator
Room 347, Chemistry Biology Building
Phone: 715-346-2453
Email: kslemmon@uwsp.edu

The Natural Science major is designed only for students who intend to teach secondary or middle school. If you at some point decide not to teach or do not qualify to teach,  you must choose a new major. Depending on the array of courses taken, switching to either a Biology major or Biogeoscience option of the Geoscience major might allow you to apply the greatest number of accumulated science credits towards a degree.

The Natural Science major consists of a foundation of introductory courses from all areas of science, a minor in one science discipline, a concentration of at least 14 credits in a second science discipline. Note that the Wisconsin Department of Instruction (DPI) requires at least 15 credits in a subject area to be certified to teach that subject.

NOTE: See individual departments (Biology , Chemistry , Geography and Geology , Physics and Astronomy ) for course combination restrictions.

Academic Standards for Natural Science

1. To be approved for graduation, you must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 in all courses included in your natural science major or minor, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy.
2. In addition, you must meet the minimum GPA required for the minor that goes with the natural science option you are pursuing. See descriptions of the minors in the earth science , biology , chemistry , or physics  sections of this catalog.
3. See the Grade-related Policies  section of this catalog for the policy on repeating courses.
4. For all Natural Science majors, the Communication in the Major is satisfied by EDUC 337  and EDUC 390 .
5. For all Natural Science majors, the Capstone Experience is satisfied by BIED 400 .

Women’s and Gender Studies

Rebecca Stephens, Coordinator
Room 486 CCC
Phone: 715-346-3208
Email: restephe@uwsp.edu

Definition: Women’s and gender studies emphasizes the multidisciplinary study of issues in gender, women’s studies, and sexuality with attention to methodological and/or theoretical approaches.

Credit-by-Exam Policy for Women’s and Gender Studies

Credit-by-exam is available for WGS 105 , WGS 300 . To arrange for an exam, contact the coordinator. For WGS 300 , you may test-out only for a topic that has been offered within one year of the test-out attempt. Exams will include objective and essay questions. Course credit is given for scores equal to or greater than 80 percent of the total points on the exam. You may take the exam only once.

Programs

• American Studies: American Studies Option, B.A.
• American Studies: American Studies Option, B.S.
• American Studies: Working in a Global Economy Option, B.A.
• American Studies: Working in a Global Economy Option, B.S.
• Natural Science: Earth Science Option for Teacher Certification, B.S.
• Natural Science: Life Science Option for Teacher Certification, B.S.
• Natural Science: Physical Science Option for Teacher Certification, B.S.

• American Studies Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Natural Science Broad-Field Minor
• Natural Science Broad-Field Minor for Elementary Education
• Women’s and Gender Studies Minor

Courses

• AMST 300 - America in the Age of Information
• AMST 395 - Topics in American Studies
• AMST 397 - Internship in American Studies
• AMST 399 - Independent Study for Senior Experience

• COOP 001 - First Work Period
• COOP 002 - Second Work Period
• COOP 003 - Third Work Period
• COOP 004 - Fourth Work Period
• COOP 005 - Fifth Work Period

• LRES 101 - Information Literacy Skills for College-Level Research
• LRES 102 - Information Literacy Skills for College-Level Research
• LRES 380 - Internship in Academic Librarianship

• RSCH 798 - Graduate Research

• WGS 102 - Women’s Voices
• WGS 105 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 130 - Biology of Women
• WGS 204 - Introduction to Masculinities
• WGS 210 - Women’s Health and Sexuality in Society
• WGS 247 - Latin American and Latina Women
• WGS 300 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 301 - Women and Feminism in the Modern World
• WGS 396 - Practicum
• WGS 490 - Seminar
• WGS 499 - Special Work
• WGS 500 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies

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