Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 3.5 and an average of at least 4.0 in six units of Religious Studies courses, preferably including one Level I Religious Studies course.
Notes
All students are encouraged to consult a departmental undergraduate advisor at least once each year.
Part-time students should note that RELIGST 3F03 is regularly offered in the evening. Other courses required for completion of the degree are offered in the evening whenever possible. Students who anticipate difficulty in fulfilling program requirements should consult a departmental undergraduate advisor as early as possible in their program.
With the written approval of a departmental undergraduate advisor, courses from other departments may be substituted for Religious Studies.
Students who entered the program prior to September 2004 may use RELIG ST 2EA3, 2EB3, 2Q03 or 2V03 toward the Religion and Culture Field of Study.
Not all Level IV seminars are offered each year; consult the Department to find out which Level IV seminars are planned for the next two years. Level IV seminars have the following prerequisites: RELIGST 3F03, plus six units in the Field of Study of the seminar.
Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See course offerings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See course offerings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in theCourse Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).
Requirements
90 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 42 units may be Level I
30 units
from
the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program.
(See Admission above.)
Levels III or IV Religious Studies. Level III courses that have been taken to satisfy the above Field of Study distribution requirements may be subtracted from these six units of Levels III or IV.
(See Note 5 above.)
36 units
Electives, of which at least 6 units must be taken outside of Religious Studies.
Fields of Study
The Department offers courses in five Fields of Study. Students are encouraged to specialize in any one of these Fields. Courses are allocated to the Fields as follows:
Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See Course Listings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).
Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See Course Listings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).
Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).
Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).
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