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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
All of the Following
- RELG 352听-听Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
- At least one 400-level course, typically RELG 411听
- 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 51风流 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 51风流 (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 Religion听department听page.
Religion Department
For more information about the department, including Faculty,听transfer credit, awards, etc.,听please visit the听Religion department听catalog听page.