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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy and Religion, Religion Concentration, B.A.


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Degree and Major Requirements


Degree Requirements


Required Courses


  • General Education  41 Credit Hours 1
  • Foreign Language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours 2
  • Philosophy course (in addition to General Education  courses) 3 Credit Hours
  • University electives 29-43 Credit Hours
  • Major requirements (listed below) 33 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours


Footnotes

1 The General Education  program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.

2 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232) or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Language’s placement test.

Major Requirements


Concentration Core Courses: 6 Credit Hours


Capstone


Your capstone also fulfills one of your track or breadth requirements. Choose one of the following:

Track Requirements: 12 Credit Hours


Choose 4 courses from one track. This will be your home track.

Breadth Requirements: 9 Credit Hours


Choose 3 additional courses: one from each of the other tracks. None of these may be cross-listed in your home track.

Electives: 6 Credit Hours


Choose additional Religion courses in order to reach 33 total credit hours for the major. Your electives may be from any of the tracks. They may also include any of these courses outside the track system:

Total: 33 Credit Hours


Religion Tracks


Track 2: Western Traditions


Track 4: Religion and Society


Recommended Schedule for Religion Concentrators


The following outline is a sample four-year program. The actual courses and sequence a student takes may vary. Students may declare a major in Philosophy and Religion at any point in their careers.

First Year


  • REL 101: Religions of the World  3 Credit Hours
  • One additional Religion course 3 Credit Hours
  • General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours 1
  • B.A. requirements /university electives 9-12 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours


Second Year


  • REL 200: Exploring Religion 3 Credit Hours
  • Two additional Religion courses 6 Credit Hours
  • General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours
  • B.A. requirements/university electives 6-9 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours


Third Year


  • Three Religion courses 9 Credit Hours
  • General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours
  • B.A. requirements/university electives 6-9 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours


Fourth Year


  • Religion capstone course 3 Credit Hours
  • Two additional religion courses 6 Credit Hours
  • B.A. requirements/university electives 21 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours


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