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2024-2025 Catalog

Pre-Gender Studies, A.A. (General Transfer)


Academic Program Code: 526

This program is designed to offer a clear pathway for students wanting to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program in Gender Studies at a 4-year institution. Among the jobs that a bachelor’s degree recipient in this field may consider are community service related to domestic violence, human rights, women’s health, social sciences, social justice issues, and human services.  By declaring this Pre-Major, students are on track to graduate from GRCC and transfer to a 4-year college or university to major in Gender Studies.

General Transfer Notes & Michigan Transfer Agreement


The coursework needed to complete this program is listed below.  The courses commonly transfer and satisfy 4-year program requirements at 4-year institutions in Michigan.  

To ensure maximum transferability of individual courses, all course selections should be based on the degree, major, minor, or academic interest at the 4-year transfer institution students plan to attend. 

Students should research and utilize all transfer resources available to maximize the number of GRCC courses that transfer and apply to their 4-year program. 

Because transferability of courses varies by institution, students should contact the 4-year institution they plan to attend to obtain detailed information about transfer requirements. The 4-year institutions ultimately make the decisions about how each course will be used to meet their program requirements.

GRCC advisors and faculty are available to help students navigate transfer resources and create an individualized transfer plan, including selection of courses, which meets all GRCC and transfer institution requirements. 

Graduates of this program will earn an Associate of Arts degree from GRCC and may be eligible to earn the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) credential. 

Admission requirements to 4-year institutions and 4-year programs vary. Students should review the specific admission requirements for the institution and program to which they are transferring.

 

General Education Courses


Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework from the General Education course list. Select coursework as directed below.  Use transfer resources available to select coursework based on the transfer requirements of the bachelor’s degree program and institution to which you are transferring.  See the “Program Elective Courses” section for courses that may also satisfy GRCC General Education Courses  Requirements.

English Composition and Communications


Humanities


Select two (2) of the following courses.  Humanities General Education Electives must be selected from two (2) different subject areas.  Only one (1) Foreign Language course can be used for the Humanities requirement.

Social Sciences


Select two (2) Social Sciences General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics


Natural Sciences


Select two (2) Natural Sciences General Education courses from two (2) different subject areas; one (1) must be a lab.

Mathematics


Select one (1) Mathematics General Education Elective.

General Education Total Credit Hours


30 (minimum)

Program Courses


Program Elective Courses


Select a minimum of two (2) courses from the list below based on your transfer requirements. You may be able to select more than the minimum number of courses required for this section depending on the program and degree requirements at the institution to which you are transferring.

Open Elective Courses


The remaining number of courses needed to complete the program will depend on the number of credit hours remaining needed to reach the 60 credits required for graduation. Course selections should be made based on transfer requirements.

Total Credit Hours


60

In What Order Should I Take Classes?


Please select courses from the Priority I list.  Select courses based on the number of credits you are taking in the semester, for example, if you are a part time student you do not have to take all of the courses listed.  If you are unable to schedule Priority I courses, move to and select from the list of Priority II, Priority III, and Priority IV courses.

Priority I

Priority II

EN 101 - English Composition I  

General Education Course-Mathematics 

General Education Course

General Education Course

GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies   

EN 102 - English Composition II   

OR

COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking  

OR 

COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication  

General Education Course

General Education Course

BI 101 - Introductory Biology for Non-Majors  

OR

General Education Course - Natural Science (Lab)

Program Elective Course

Priority III

Priority IV

General Education Course - Natural Sciences (Non)

Program Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

Open Elective Course

NOTE: This priority schedule assumes the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semesters may be required to complete this degree.

Meet with an Academic Program Advisor and consult my Academic Progress for specific degree requirements.