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Approximately two-thirds of Feminist Studies majors have a double major or minor in another field. The department welcomes this interest in combining and complicating academic disciplines and offers guidance to students attempting to declare a double major or major/minor. Double majors and major/minors necessitate advance planning and coordination between the departments. For transfer students and students who declare their major(s) later in their academic career, a double major or major/minor requires even greater planning, but it is possible. Courses used to fulfill FMST major requirements cannot be used to fulfill the other major or minor. If a student wishes to use one senior thesis for both majors, s/he must produce a 50-page thesis using the methodologies and topics relevant to both majors, rather than the 35 pages required for a single major. Students and their academic advisors should meet periodically to determine together which courses will be used for each major.

Feminist Studies does not offer a combined major or a minor at this time. All students are welcome in Feminist Studies classes, regardless of their major, though some classes are restricted to FMST majors.