Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies, B.A. - GEMS Subplan/Option: 120 units

Major Required: 27 units

• EWS 1400 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) or
• EWS 1401 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) (F)

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• EWS 1450 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (3)
• EWS 2800S - Service Learning and Community Engagement Service Learning (3) (E)
• EWS 3900 - U.S. Women of Color (3)
• EWS 3950 - Methods in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
• EWS 4200 - Critical Theories in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
• EWS 4400 - Feminist and Queer Theories (3)
• EWS 4610 - Capstone Senior Project (3)
• EWS 4850 - Social Movements and Resistance (3)

Subplan/Option Required: 21 units

As a GEMS major, you are highly encouraged to select an emphasis. Any combination of courses selected in consultation with an advisor will satisfy the required 21 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units. Please see your faculty advisor when you are taking your last class for your emphasis. Select from the following GEMS emphases:

• African American Studies
• Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies
• Asian Pacific Islander Studies
• Native American Studies
• Gender and Sexuality Studies

In consultation with your faculty advisor, students are encouraged to:

• select one course from each Content Area from the list below for a total of 15 units.
• select two additional courses from any Content Area to support your emphasis for a total of 6 units.

• Historical Content:

• EWS 2011 - African American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
• EWS 2021 - Latina and Latino American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
• EWS 2031 - Native American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
• EWS 2041 - Asian American Historical Experience (3) (F)

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• Contemporary Issues Content:

• EWS 3850 - Education and Social Change (3) or
• EWS 4010 - Contemporary African American Studies (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4020 - Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4030 - Contemporary Native American Studies (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4040 - Contemporary Asian Pacific Islander American Studies (3) (D4)

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• Humanities Content:

• EWS 3010 - Ethnic Identity (3) (C3) or
• EWS 4100 - Art, Community, and Social Change (3) or
• EWS 4310 - Ethnicity, Gender and Religion/Spirituality (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4750S - Communities and Culture Service Learning (3)

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• Global/Diaspora Content:

• EWS 3500 - Immigration, Race and Gender Studies (3) or
• EWS 3800 - Women in Global Perspective (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) (C3 or D4) or
• EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) (C3 or D4)

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• Gender/Sexuality Content:

• EWS 4070 - Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities (3) (D4) or
• EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) (C3 or D4) or
• EWS 4520 - Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (3) (D4)

Unrestricted Electives: 24-36 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Required”, “Subplan/Option Required”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 120 units.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

Interdisciplinary General Education: 18 units

An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, and D available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program.  Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major.  Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

A single course cannot be double-counted across multiple GE Areas.

revised 07/12/2024

American Institutions: 6 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

Graduation Writing Test

The Graduation Writing Test (GWT) is suspended until Fall 2025. Students entering Cal Poly Pomona before Fall 2025 are not required to take the Graduation Writing Test.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Summer Experience (0)