Courses: A departmentally approved program of nine 3 or 4 credit courses in Religious Studies, plus a senior project (RELS 490) for a minimum of 32 credits.
Recommended Sequence: Students are strongly encouraged to take at least two of the survey courses (100 level) with two different instructors early in their college careers, certainly by the end of the sophomore year.
Distribution: Students must complete two (RELS) courses in each of the following core subject areas:
Monotheistic Traditions
Asian Traditions
Contemporary Western Traditions
With permission of the department, Topics in Religion courses may be used to satisfy distributional requirements.
Students may petition to have one course from another department counted toward the Religious Studies major. Students wishing to explore this possibility should consult with the Religious Studies faculty.
Course levels: Majors must complete at least five courses at the 200 level or above. Senior Project. All majors must complete RELS 490 as their capstone requirement.
Courses: A departmentally approved program of six 3 or 4 credit courses in Religious Studies, for a minimum of 18 credits.
Distribution: Each minor must take at least one (RELS) course in each of the three core subject areas listed above.