Contact Graduate Program Advisor, Elaine Haig-Widner, with any general questions about the program or application process. For more specific questions, or to set up an advising appointment, contact Professor Nancy Kenney.

The deadline for applications to the Ph.D. program is December 15th, with a suggested deadline of November 15th for international applicants. Currently, we are not accepting any applications for the M.A. program.

Please note that email is the preferred mode of communication, and that we do not return long-distance telephone queries about application procedures.

Links to campus diversity resources and information can be found HERE.

Initiated in 1997, the Graduate Program in Women Studies at the University of Washington is the first of its kind in the Northwest. This program is research-based with a critical, theoretical orientation in the social sciences. Currently, we accept applications only to the Ph.D. program.

• About the Program
• Degree Requirements
• Graduate Certificate
• Language Requirement
• Annual Student Reviews

The Women Studies Graduate Student Manual includes such hot topics as: how to select your committee, how to apply for the general exam, and how to apply for the final exam. Find this manual in its entirety here.

• Admissions for U.S. Applicants
• Admissions for International Applicants

Current students click HERE for links to departmental forms.

Alyssa Hellrung Defended her dissertation titled: "Athletic Girls: External Support, Internal Motivation, and Advanced Participation in Sport" in June of 2009

Julie Severson  defended her Dissertation: "The Discourse of Conflict: A New Reading of Court-Ordered Cesarean Sections" in June of 2009

Jeanette Bushnell defended her dissertation: "I can think of a lot of stories.' Shared Knowledges, Indigenous Methodology and Purposeful Conversations with Sixteen Native Women in Seattle." in October 2009