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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Religion, B.A.

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Major Requirements for Religion: Total Semester Hours = 120

Freshman Year

First Semester

BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours (GE)
EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours (GE)
MAT 131 - Liberal Arts Mathematics 3 Credit Hours (GE)
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours (GE)
RELI 130 - Intro to Bible, Old Testament 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Semester

EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours (GE)
MAT 132 - College Mathematics 3 Credit Hours (GE)
RELI 140 - Intro to Bible, New Testament 3 Credit Hours
Free Elective ⁺ 3 Credit Hours
SO 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours (GE)

Total: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHIL 230 - Ethics 3 Credit Hours (GE)
RELI 205 - Intro to African Traditional Religion and Culture 3 Credit Hours
(GE)
RELI 220 - Spiritual Formation 3 Credit Hours
RELI 235 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
SC 230 - Introduction to Effective Oral Communication 3 Credit Hours
(GE)

Total: 15

Second Semester

RELI 210 - Religion and Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
RELI 236 - Life and Teachings of Jesus 3 Credit Hours
RELI 237 - Genesis 3 Credit Hours
RELI 241 - Religions of the World 3 Credit Hours (GE)
RELI 250 - African American Religious History 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

RELI 331 - History of Christianity I 3 Credit Hours
RELI 340 - Religion in America 3 Credit Hours
RELI 344 - Liberation Theologies 3 Credit Hours
RELI 390 - Field Experience 3 Credit Hours
Free Elective ⁺ 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Semester

RELI 332 - History of Christianity II 3 Credit Hours
RELI 333 - Biblical Prophets and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours
RELI 336 - Life and Teachings of Paul 3 Credit Hours
RELI 370 - Theories and Methods for Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours
Free Elective ⁺ 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

RELI 425 - Islam 3 Credit Hours
RELI 436 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours
RELI 444 - Religion and Science 3 Credit Hours
RELI 460 - Christian Ethics 3 Credit Hours
RELI 498 - Senior Research 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Semester

RELI 434 - Death and Immortality 3 Credit Hours
RELI 435 - Human Suffering and the Problem of Evil 3 Credit Hours
RELI 458 - Special Topics in Religion 3 Credit Hours
RELI 465 - Theories of Justice 3 Credit Hours
RELI 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15