RS MAJOR CHECKLIST
(Majors declared during or after Fall 2005)
Student’s Name __________________________________________________ ID Number
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Units:
32 UPPER-DIVISION CORE (Not including the GE RS-001,-010,-020)
20 EMPHASIS TRACK
52 TOTAL (At least half must be taken at Westmont)
Required Major Core: 32 Units, Upper Division
World Religions
______ (RS-142)
Old Testament
______ (RS-101,-102,-106,-108,-124,-154)
New Testament
______ (RS-110,-111,-112,-113,-114,-116)
Theological History
______ (RS-119,-120,-121,-122,-123,-150,-151,-158)
Systematic Theology
______ (RS-126,-127,-128,-129,-131)
Elective
______ *One elective may be from another department. The approved
Elective
______ courses include BIO-031, ENG-158, GRK-151, MU-122, any upperElective*
______ division PHI (except PHI-133,-138,-150,-189), PO-121,-140, PSY175, SOC-120,-121.
Emphases Tracks: Each, 20 Units
___ Theological History (see list above)(4)
1. Biblical Studies
___ RS-107: Biblical Interpretation(4)
Elementary Biblical Language(8):
___ GRK-001 Elementary Greek I(4)
___ GRK-002 Elementary Greek II(4)
OR
___ HB-001 Elementary Hebrew I(4)
___ HB-002 Elementary Hebrew II(4)
Additional Biblical Language or Bible(8):
___ GRK-001 Elementary Greek I(4)
___ GRK-002 Elementary Greek II(4)
(if not already taken)
OR
___ HB-001 Elementary Hebrew I(4)
___ HB-002 Elementary Hebrew II(4)
(if not already taken)
OR
___ GRK-101 Intermediate Greek I(4)
___ GRK-102 Intermediate Greek II(4)
OR
___ Old Testament (see list above)(4)
___ New Testament (see list above)(4)
2. Theological/Historical Studies
___ RS-125 Contemp. World
Theologies(4)
___ RS-150 Topics in World
Christianity(4)
___ RS/HIS-151 Hist. of World
Christianity(4)
___ Systematic Theology (see list
above)(4)
3. Christian Mission
___ RS-157 History of Christian
Mission(4)
___ RS-159 Theo. Foundation of
Mission(4)
One of the following(4):
___ RS-122 Contemp. Christianity—20th
C.(4)
___ Off-campus Mayterm, as offered(4)
One of the following(4):
___ AN-001 Introduction to
Anthropology(4)
___ AN-150 Cross-Cultural Communic.(4)
___ AN-155 Modernization & Third
World(4)
One of the following(4):
___ SOC-120 Religion and Society(4)
___ SOC-121 New Religious
Movements(4)
___ SOC-189 Ethnic Groups(4)
4. Christian Mission w/ Urban
Concentration
___ RS-159 Theo. Foundation of
Mission(4)
San Francisco Urban Program(16):
___ IS-190 Urban Practicum(8)
___ IS-194 Tutorial(4)
___ IS-195 Seminar in Urban Studies(4)
5. World Religions
___ RS-159 Theo. Foundation of
Mission(4)
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Three of the following(12):
RS-136 Hinduism(4)
RS-137 Buddhism(4)
RS-138 Judaism(4)
RS-139 The World of Islam(4)
One of the following(4):
___ RS-144 Theory and Nature of
Religion(4)
___ SOC-120 Religion & Society(4)
___ SOC-121 New Religious
Movements(4)
Frequency of Course Offerings
Greek
GRK-001 – Every Fall
GRK-002 – Every Spring
GRK-101 – Every Fall
GRK-102 – Every Spring
Hebrew
HB-001 – Every other Fall
HB-002 – Every other Spring of the same academic year
Upper Division Old Testament Electives – available every semester, specific course varies
Upper Division New Testament Electives – available every semester, specific course varies
RS-107 – Once per year