Religious Studies

Department: Religious Studies

Requirements
  • The Religion POE will consist of 50 credit hours and the senior thesis. At least 20 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level, otherwise called upper division levels. 4 of the upper division credit hours are the senior thesis.
  • All students must take our three introductory courses offered at least once a year:

RL-110  What Is Religion

4 CreditsH,CW 

RL-120  World Religions

3 CreditsH,I 

RL-131  Old Testament As History and Literature

4 CreditsH,I 

--OR--

RL-132  New Testament As History and Literature

4 CreditsH 

  • All students must complete a 4 credit hour senior thesis under the guidance of the designated instructor for the year of their graduation.
  • The remainder of the POE (35 credit hours) must be distributed accordingly from the selection below:
  • Take 26 credit hours of course work of your choosing; of these, at least 16 have to be at the 300 or 400 level.
  • Take 1 of the following Philosophy Courses:

PL-255  Philosophy of Religion

3 CreditsH 

PL-304  Existentialism

4 CreditsH,CW,WK-HTPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

Take 2 of the following History courses:

HS-104 Medieval Europe

4 CreditsH, I, WK-HTPre- or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 orEN-109

HS-109 China and Japan to 1800

4 CreditsH, I 

HS-152 World History Since 1450

4 CreditsH, I, SW-GEPrerequite or Corequisite: FYC-101

All students must complete one year of college level foreign language study. No limits are placed which language is chosen or how the student meets this requirement.

Religion Secondary Emphasis
  • 20 credit hours
  • Must complete RL 110, RL 120, either RL 131 or RL 132
  • 9 credit hours of the student's choosing with at least 6 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level