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This interdisciplinary program cultivates comprehensive knowledge about women's studies and female viewpoints across academic disciplines. It emphasizes feminist examinations of women's experiences, their societal, cultural, and scientific achievements, and the framework of gender systems. The curriculum's diverse and inclusive approach is demonstrated through courses shared with various departments, historical explorations of women's lives, and studies acknowledging differences in culture, race, religion, ethnicity, age, ability, and sexual identity.
Learners can opt for either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science track. The B.A. in Women's Studies follows a conventional structure, while the B.S. caters to students focused on quantitative methods, female health and sexuality, women in STEM fields, or those pursuing combined majors with other science-based degrees.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.