The Women's Studies Program is an interdisciplinary academic program housed in Northern Illinois University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Any undergraduate student in the university may earn a minor in Women's Studies by taking 3 core courses and 3 additional courses selected from related electives offered for credit towards a minor (18 hours total). The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences also offers students the opportunity to construct an individualized major in Women’s Studies (B.A. or B.S.). At the graduate, master's and doctoral level, students may earn a graduate certificate in Women's Studies, which requires two core courses and two approved graduate-level elective courses (12 hours total).