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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: PPLGBTCERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate requires 15 credit hours, of which a minimum of 12 must be upper division. Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.

Required Core (choose one)
SST 294 / WST 294 Topic: Introduction to LGBTQ History and Culture SWU 180 Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (CIVI) WST 294 Topic: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Electives (choose three)
AFR 351 Gender and Hip Hop AFR 375 Race, Gender and Sport (SOBE) APA 330 / WST 331 Asian Pacific American Genders and Sexualities (SOBE) APA 345 Asian Pacific Americans and Film ARS 485 Women in the Visual Arts ASB 346 Marriage and Family Diversity (SOBE) COM 316 Gender and Communication (SOBE) COM 421 Rhetoric of Social Issues COM 442 Identity, Performance, and Human Communication COM 494 Topic: Gender in the Media ENG 345 Topic: Transgender and Intersex Literature and Film ENG 440 Topic: Sexuality ENG 443 Gender, Culture and Literacy ENG 449 Masculinities, Femininities and Literacies ENG 454 Gender and Literature FAS 332 Human Sexuality (SOBE) FAS 498 Topic: Transgender Youth and Families HST 364 Sex and Society in Europe JUS 371 Sexuality and Social Justice JUS 427 Identity and Justice JUS 435 Cinema and Justice (HUAD) MIC 314 HIV/AIDS: Science, Behavior, and Society SST 494 Topic: Transformational Leadership and Embodied Activism SWU 374 Diversity and Oppression in a Social Work Context (CIVI) SWU 461 LGBTQ+ Communities: Practice and Policy (CIVI) THE 494 Topic: Queer Plays and Films WST 300 Women and Gender in Contemporary Society (SOBE) WST 313 Women and Sexuality (SOBE) WST 335 Lost in Space: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Science Fiction WST 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) WST 413 Queer Studies WST 433 Race and Sexualities in Social Justice Movements (SOBE) WST 460 Women and the Body (HUAD) WST 470 Gender and Popular Culture WST 477 Gender and Violence 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
Certificate Capstone
Upper Division Capstone: All students will complete a three credit hour capstone experience after completing a minimum of nine credit hours in the certificate program. The capstone experience will be supervised by any member of the faculty approved by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Committee. To get started, visit https://sst.asu.edu/content/lgbt-studies-certificate-capstone-instructions 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

Notes

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

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