Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor's Degree Programs

Religious Studies

Requirements

Beyond the general distribution and credit hour requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students who choose to major in religious studies will be asked to complete 30 credit hours of course work designated by the faculty as follows:

  • 15 credit hours will be selected from the category of Religious Traditions
  • 12 credit hours from Comparative and Thematic Studies
  • 3 credit hours in the departmental senior seminar (R433)
  • at least 18 credit hours to be taken at the 300 level or above.

For details concerning the designated courses and the junior-level courses, students should contact the departmental advisor. Any religious studies course in which a student receives a grade below C (2.0) may not be used to fulfill major or minor requirements. (A C– does not qualify.)

Double Majors
Students wishing to acquire double majors in religious studies and a second subject area will need to fulfill all of the above requirements, as well as those of the second subject area; will need an academic advisor for each major; and will need to file their plans for a double major with the recorder of the School of Liberal Arts.