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Major Requirements

A major in religion consists of ten courses, a minimum of eight of which must be departmental courses. Only one of the total number of courses may be an independent study.

The requirements for the major are as follows:

One of the Following

• RELG 101Ìý-ÌýThe World's Religions
• RELG 102Ìý-ÌýReligion, Power, and Politics

All of the Following

• RELG 352Ìý-ÌýTheory and Method in the Study of Religion
• At least one 400-level course, typically RELG 411Ìý
• Seven electives, at least two of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Additional Information

In consultation with the student's adviser and the department chair, a student may elect to count up to two °Ä²Ê¿ª½± courses from outside the program in religion for religion major credit. These courses may be in the study of a language, provided that the student has planned these courses in advance and in consultation with his or her adviser and the department chair. A student who has received approval from the registrar to transfer credit for a language course not taught at °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (e.g., Biblical Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit), may petition the chair for the approved transfer credit to count toward the major. Relevance to the student's program of study in religion must be demonstrated. Required Core courses cannot be counted toward religion requirements.

GPA Requirement

For graduation, the religion department requires a minimum GPA of 2.00 in courses chosen to count toward the major.

Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the ReligionÌýdepartmentÌýpage.

Religion Department

For more information about the department, including Faculty,Ìýtransfer credit, awards, etc.,Ìýplease visit theÌýReligion departmentÌýcatalogÌýpage.