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Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Major Requirement Checklist
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Department Requirements
Required Courses (6 credits)
Reli 1000, Introduction to Religion
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(also is Non-Western & Cultural Context Humanities CH)
Reli 4000, Theories of Religion
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Additional Courses (Optional)
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Primary Concentration (9 credits)
Students should acquire a focused concentration by taking three courses (1) on a single religion, or (2) on
the religions of particular region or culture. Courses may be from a limited time period or spread across
history. Students may choose from established concentrations or create their own concentration in
consultation with their advisor. [Six credits must be upper level.]
Course 1:
Course 2 (above 3000):
Course 3 (above 3000):
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Additional Courses (Optional)
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Department Requirements (cont)
Secondary Concentration (6 credits):
Students should take two courses in a religion, region, or culture differing significantly from that of the
concentration. [Three credits must be upper level.]
Course1:
Course2 (above 3000):
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Additional Courses (Optional)
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Electives (12 credits):
Four courses in Religious Studies (RELI) chosen in accordance with the student’s interests. [Six credits
must be upper level.]
Course 1:
Course 2:
Course 3 (above 3000):
Course 4 (above 3000):
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Additional Courses (Optional)
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Honors:
If a student wishes to pursue an Honors designation in Religious Studies, two additional requirements
must be fulfilled:
A) A three-credit Thesis Seminar or Internship, during which a research paper is written, or
other suitable research project is carried out. [Usually taken during the Senior year.]
B) Demonstration of competency in a foreign language equivalent to a fourth-semester
college-level course.
Seminar/Internship
Foreign Language
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Department Requirements (cont)
Notes:
1. If students majoring in Religious Studies can use its courses to satisfy requirements in another
major or minor, this is permitted.
2. Courses for the major should be drawn from those with a RELI prefix, or from a list of
approved courses taught by other departments or programs. In each of the concentrations,
only one course may be from outside RELI offerings. Occasionally, courses on religion are
taught by outside departments as one-time opportunities. Students may propose these for
inclusion in the major.
Approved List of Courses (Approved 2/1/2007):
ANTH 1200 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2210 North American Indians
ANTH 4300 Anthropology of Religion
ART 2720 Introduction to Art and Culture of Classical Islam
CLAS 2010 Epic Poetry
ENGL 2170 The Bible as Literature
ENGL 2340 Native American Culture and Literature
ENGL 4190 Milton
PHIL 2300 Ethics in Practice
PHIL 2310 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 3300 Ethical Theory
PHIL 3320 Eastern Thought
PHIL 4560 Metaphysics
SOC 3200 Sociology of Religion
Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 33 credits (11 courses)
Upon Completion - # of Credits:
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College of A&S Core Requirements:
1. Science courses: Two 4-credit hour laboratory science courses, 8 credits
Two University Studies-approved 4-credit hour science courses (with a lab) with two different department prefixes (e.g.,
Biology and Botany or Biology and Chemistry, etc.). A prefix may be repeated if one of the science courses you take is
identified as an integrated S course. These will simultaneously fulfill the University Studies science requirement.
Course1:
Course2:
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2. Single Foreign Language for A&S degrees: two courses, 8 credits (or 4 credits 2nd or 3rd semester
with a grade of C) or equivalent scores on CLEP, AP, UW department placement exam)
Course1:
Course2:
Date:
Date
3. (NW) Non-Western for A&S degrees: 1 course, 3 credits
Approved courses may simultaneously fulfill other requirements in University Studies, A&S Core or courses in the major.
Course1:
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4. For A&S degrees: 9 credits of Upper Division courses (3XXX-level or above) outside the
department/program in which the student’s major resides and none that are cross-listed with courses in
the department of the major. This cross-listing rule does not apply to majors in the A&S interdisciplinary programs.
These courses cannot be used to also fulfill the USP “core component” –P, I, QA, QB, O, V, WA, S, SB, SE, SP, C, CA,
CB, CH.
Course 1:
Course 2:
Course 3:
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University Upper Division Requirement (3XXX-level or above): 48 credits, 30 of which must be earned from
the University of Wyoming. Any upper division course in the USP, A&S Core, the major or electives will apply to this
requirement. However, credits earned through portfolio assessment, credit by examination, courses from another
institution outside UW (except London semester) do not count as UW credits earned in residence.
Total credits for degree: 121 including 1credit Physical Activity & Health plus any excess P.E. + military science
below 3000 + excess credit in major department (if more than 60 credits-excluding professional degree programs). No
more than 24 credits of correspondence courses count for a degree. No more than 20 credits of elective courses with a
grade of S allowed within the 121 credit hours for graduation.
Grade Requirements: At least 30 credit hours of a grade of C, or better, must be earned in the major (major programs
may require a greater number). A minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 is required for good academic standing and
graduation. All USP, College, & major requirements must be taken for a letter grade unless offered for S/U only.
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University Studies Requirements (USP)
Course Prefix
Course Number
Credit
Intellectual community (1-3 credits)
I
Writing 1 (3 credits)
WA
Oral Communication (3 credits)
O
Quantitative Reason 1 and 2 (3 credits of each)
QA
QB
Science
for A&S students, two 4-credit courses with two different
department prefixes except when one course is an integrated S)
S
SB
SP
SE
Cultural Context
(9 credits; 3 each from CH, CS and CA; can substitute Integrated C for one area)
CH
CS
CA
C
US and Wyoming Constitutions (3 credits)
V
Physical Activity and Health (1 credit)
P
Information Literacy
L
Writing 2 and 3
WB
WC
Global Awareness
G
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Diversity in the US
D
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