Declaring the Major Home  Undergraduate Program Declaring the Major
All students are required to
complete the Declaration of Major form, whether you enter UCSC as a proposed
Feminist Studies major, another major, or undecided. The form must be
completed within the first four weeks
of the quarter to be effective the following quarter. We recommend that
you begin the process as soon as possible, because several meetings -
with your college, department, and faculty advisor - are required to
complete
the declaration. There are no prerequisite courses that must be satisfied
before declaring the Feminist Studies major.
Transfer Students are encouraged
to declare the major as soon as possible, so that they are assured entrance
into the required core courses. FMST 1 and FMST
100 must be completed in the junior year, so that students will be prepared
to
enroll
in the
senior thesis/project independent study (FMST 195) for one or two
quarters
of their senior
year, a requirement for
all students writing a senior thesis or doing a project. The Chair
of the Feminist Studies Undergraduate Committee can determine which courses
from other colleges will successfully transfer to the
major.
To declare the Feminist Studies major:
- Schedule an appointment with your college academic
preceptor to review and sign “Section I: College Review”
of the Declaration of Major form. This form is available at your college
office.
- Familiarize yourself with the content of this
Web site (especially the Undergraduate section,) print and complete
to the best of your ability the Requirements
for the FMST Major form, then schedule an appointment with Department
Advisor Nicolette Czarrunchick to review and complete “Section
II: Department Advising/Curriculum Planning.” Appointments
are generally scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each
week during
the academic year.
- Following department advising, meet
with a faculty advisor on the Feminist Studies Undergraduate Committee
who will review and sign Section II.
- Return to the Feminist Studies office to obtain
the department advisor’s signature in “Section III: Department
Approval.” In most cases, the office will then give you a copy
of your completed Declaration of Major form and distribute the remaining
copies.
- If your proposed program exceeds your projected
final quarter, you must return to your college for approval of “Section
IV: Extension of Enrollment.”
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