Gender and Women's Studies Major Registration Information

Spring 2010

1. PRIORITY ENROLLMENT

Only Gender and Women's Studies majors can register for the following courses until Wednesday, November 18th, 2009.

WS 310: Gender, Sexuality and Performance (Lecture 1 only) (H)
WS 325: Global Feminisms (S)
WS 431: Childbirth in the U.S. (S)
WS 441: Contemporary Feminist Theories (Z)
WS 533: Topic – Global Women’s Health and Human Rights (B)

These courses will be opened up for general registration on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009.

Please register as soon as your assigned time allows in order to take full advantage of this priority registration.

The introductory courses, WS 101, 102 and 103 are not blocked to general registration.

See below for information on priority registration for graduating majors for 103.
WS 640 requires advance authorization at all times. See below.

2. COURSE OFFERINGS AND MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Biology/Health: WS 103 (N), 431 (S), 532 (H), 533 (B)
Humanities: WS 101 (E), 200 (Z), 310 (Lecture 1 & 2), 324, 351, 441 (Z), 532, 574, 624, 654
Social Science: WS 102 (E), 200 (Z), 325, 354, 431, 441, 472, 643
Theory: 441
International/Multicultural Perspectives: WS 310 (Lecture 1 only) (H), 324 (H), 325 (S), 472 (Z), 533 (B), 624 (H), 643, 644, 654 (eL)

3. ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR WS 640 AND WS 103

WS 640, Advanced Seminar, requires pre-authorization for all students.

Seniors should use the attached form to be authorized for registration (PRE-AUTHORIZATION FORM: WS 640 and/or WS 103). There are also hard copies of the form in the mailboxes in the DGWS office. Follow the directions on the form and return it to Eileen Mislove in the Department office. This is the only way to register for WS640.

After Eileen has authorized you, you will still need to enroll in the course. Please return the form at least ONE WEEK BEFORE YOUR ENROLLMENT DATE.

If you have not yet taken WS 103, we can also guarantee you a slot in that course as a graduating major. If you need to be authorized for a particular section of 103, please use the same attached form and return it to Eileen Mislove at least one week before your registration date. Again, once you have been authorized, you will still need to enroll in the course.

4. COMMENCEMENT: Dates and Deadlines

April 6 and 7, 2010 - Countdown to Commencement

April 9, 2010 - deadline for adding your name to the commencement program

April 9, 2010 - deadline for renting your commencement attire

May 14, 15 and 16, 2010 - Spring Commencement
May 16, 2010 – Official graduation date for all spring graduates

If you have not done so, please remember to declare your intent to graduate (using the links on your "My UW" Portal). To have your name included in the commencement program, this must be done by April 9, 2010 for spring commencement and by November 13, 2009 for winter commencement. For additional information on commencement/graduation, please refer to the commencement website at: http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/commence/GeneralInformation.htm

5. ADVISING INFORMATION

As you can imagine, the registration and enrollment period for the spring 2010 semester will be different from semesters past as I will be on maternity leave.