Major and Minor Requirements
The Department of Religion aims to provide all students with an introduction to the academic study of religion, to give them the conceptual skills to interpret religious experience in its varying manifestations, and to instill in all students a sense that religion is a fundamental dimension of human experience.
For graduation, all students must successfully complete Religion 100: Understandings of Religion (preferably in their freshman or sophomore year), and any one of the following courses: Religion 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 220, 230, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 320, 330, 335, 336, 340, 345, or 370. Certain topics courses (RELI 271 or 471) and some courses offered by other departments may also be approved to fulfill the second course requirement.
Religion Major
Forty credits constitute the major in religion. Such a major must include:
Religion 100: Understandings of Religion
Religion 275: Research Methods
Religion 400: Senior Seminar
Two courses from each of areas I, II, and III below
One course from area IV below
(Only one 200 level course from each category may be used to meet the requirement. Any course listed in more than one category may only count once)
Religion Minor
Twenty-four credits constitute the minor in religion. Such a minor must include:
Religion 100: Understandings of Religion
Five other courses
(At least one course must be taken from each of the following four categories. Any course listed in more than one category may only count once.)
Honors in Major
Please contact the department chair for details
