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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Religious Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Track I: Religion, Culture, and Society
Sample Plan: Religion, Culture, and Society
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Language (Track I: any language) 5.0 cr
RELS 1002 - Contemporary Issues in Religion, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Religion : 3.0 cr : AH
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Language (Track I: any language) 5.0 cr
RELS 3205 - Women, Gender, and the Hebrew Bible : 3.0 cr : AH
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Language (Track I: any language) 5.0 cr
RELS 3321 - American Indian Philosophies : 3.0 cr : AH, DSJ
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
Language (Track I: any language) 5.0 cr
RELS 3626W - Witches, Seers, and Saints: Women, Gender, and Religion in the U.S. : 3.0 cr : WI
RELS 3622 - Religious Encounters in Early America : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
RELS 3072 - The Birth of Christianity : 3.0 cr : AH
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
RELS 3001W - Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion : 3.0 cr : WI
RELS 3072 - The Birth of Christianity : 3.0 cr : AH
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
RELS 3623 - Religion and the American Culture Wars : 3.0 cr : HIS
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
RELS 4952 - Capstone : 4.0 cr
RELS 3625 - Magic and Medicine : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr