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RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE MINOR RECORD FORM

Students entering University beginning Fall 2000

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 The Religious Studies minor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences consists of at least 18 hours of course work in religious studies finishing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in Religious Studies courses. Twelve of the total hours required must be taken in courses numbered 300 and above and eight of these junior-senior hours must be completed in residence at the University. Each student must take REL 104. Minors are advised to enroll in REL 104 early in their course work.  A student must complete the required course (Section I) and at least one course from each of the three categories in Curricular Distribution Requirements (Section II) and at least two other elective courses (Section III).

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING COURSES THIS STUDENT HAS COMPLETED:

I. REQUIRED COURSES: Please note semester completed.

__ 104: Introduction to Religion, Semester completed:_________                

II. CURRICULAR DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING COURSES THIS STUDENT HAS COMPLETED:

At least one from each category listed below.
***Note: Many of the courses in the Overview of Judaism, Christianity or Islam require an entry level class as a prerequisite or permission from the instructor***

Overview of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam: 

Overview of Religious tradition other
than Judaism, Christianity or Islam:

 Focuses on Religion in North America:
Semester completed: __________ Semester completed: __________ Semester completed: __________
___ 107: Living Religions of the West ___ 106: Living Religions of the East ___171: Religion in American Society
___ 311: Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament in English)  ___ 108: Living Religions of the East, Honors ___ 330 Native American Religions
___ 315: History and Literature of Early Christianity ___ 306: Living Religions of the East   ___ 339: History of Religion in America
___ 325: Introduction to Judaism ___ 360: The Buddhist Tradition in Asia Honors ___ 373: Supreme Court and Religious  and Religious Issues, U.S.
___ 345: Christianity ___ 507: Religion in India  ___ 375: Supreme Court and Religious  and Religious Issues, U.S., Honors
___ 350: Islam

 

 ___ 508: Religion in China ___ 585: New Religious Movements, Western
___ 435: Development of the Islamic Tradition

 

 ___ 509: Religion in Japan Issues in the U.S. ___ 586: New Religious Movements, Non-Western
___ 570: Studies in Judaism   ___ 671: American Communes

 


III. ELECTIVE HOURS:

6 total hours numbered 300 or above.

Course / Semester:_______________ Course / Semester:_______________

 

Total Hours:__________

Estimated Date of Graduation:__________

 
 

 

 

JUNIOR SENIOR HOURS:

12 total hours numbered 300 or above.
Note: The junior-senior hours requirement can be fulfilled by courses taken for Required or Curricular Distribution (Sections I, II and III).

 

Course / Semester:_______________
Course / Semester:_______________

Course / Semester:_______________
Course / Semester:_______________

 

Religious Studies 602, which varies in topic, may be counted toward appropriate curricular distribution requirements.

Departmental permission is required in order to apply REL 405 (Directed Study in Religion) toward fulfillment of the minor requirements.

 

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Department of Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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