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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Religion


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2020-2021

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Religion major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

Religion Major

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
REL 111 - Old Testament as an Act of Resistance  (Distributional Study #1) 3 REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance   3
Distributional Study #3 3
REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice   3
Distributional Study #2 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 ANT 223 - Cultural Anthropology  (or choice)* 3
PHI 232 - Ethics   3 REL 232 - Eastern Religious Traditions   3
REL 233 - Western Religious Traditions   3 REL 361 - The Christian Heritage of Oppression and Liberation   3
Distributional Study #4 3 Distributional Study #5 3
Elective 3 Elective  3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
REL 362 - Interpreting Sacred Traditions (WI)   3 GEN 4XX - Core III (WI)  3
REL 400 - Internship in Religious Service  (or choice)* 3 REL 210 - Satan, Demons, and Hell: The Demonic in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts  (or choice)* 3
Distributional Study #6 3 SOC 342 - Sociology of Religion  (Distrib. Study #7) 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
REL 450 - Religious Vocation and Practice   3 Elective 3
REL 4XX - REL course from list* 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Twelve (12) additional semester hours from the following, six (6) of which must be numbered 400 or above: ANT 223 , PHI 221 PHI 280 , REL 132 /SOC 132 , REL 200 REL 210 REL 280 REL 400 REL 410 REL 480 REL 490 .


Religion Major with a Cooperative Education Minor

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
REL 111 - Old Testament as an Act of Resistance  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice   3 REL 122 - New Testament as a Call for Defiance   3
Distributional Study #2 3 Distributional Study #3 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 ANT 223 - Cultural Anthropology  (or choice)* 4
PHI 232 - Ethics   3 EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)   3
REL 233 - Western Religious Traditions   3 REL 232 - Eastern Religious Traditions   3
Distributional Study #4 3 REL 361 - The Christian Heritage of Oppression and Liberation   3
Elective 3 Distributional Study #5 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1 EXP 390  or REL 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 4
EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)   6 GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3
REL 362 - Interpreting Sacred Traditions (WI)   3 REL 210 - Satan, Demons, and Hell: The Demonic in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts  (or choice)* 3
REL 400 - Internship in Religious Service  (or choice)* 3 SOC 342 - Sociology of Religion  - Distrib. Study #6 3
    Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 13 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)   1 Elective 3
EXP 390  or REL 390  - Cooperative Education Experience 6 Elective 3
REL 450 - Religious Vocation and Practice   3 Elective 3
Distributional Study #7 3 Elective 4
Elective 3    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Twelve (12) additional semester hours from the following, six (6) of which must be numbered 400 or above: ANT 223 , PHI 221 PHI 280 , REL 132 /SOC 132 , REL 200 REL 210 REL 280 REL 400 REL 410 REL 480 REL 490