Religious Studies, B.A.

CIP Code: 38.0201

HEGIS Code: 1510

Requirements for the Major, B.A. in Religious Studies (36 credits):

RELG - 490. Seminar: Topics in Religious Studies 3 credit(s)
RELG - 496. Religious Studies Major E-Portfolio 0 credit(s)

3 credits of either:

RELG - 101. Religion in Western Culture 3 credit(s) OR
RELG - 121. Introduction to Biblical Studies 3 credit(s) OR
RELG - 141. An Introduction to Religious Thought 3 credit(s) OR
RELG - 181. Experiences of the Sacred 3 credit(s)

3 credits from each of the following areas:

Historical Studies (RSHS) 3 credit(s)
Scriptural Studies (RSSC) 3 credit(s)
Religious Thought (RSRT) 3 credit(s)
Ethics (RSET) 3 credit(s)
World Religions (RSWR) 3 credit(s)

Religious Studies Electives: 15 Credits

*INSA 400 and INSA 480 may be counted as elective RELG credits by Religious Studies majors.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of religious studies course offerings in the Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges.

Auxiliary: 6 credits

Two semesters in the same foreign language.
These languages include but are not limited to: American Sign Language, Arabic, French,
German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. 6 credits