{"id":305,"date":"2015-04-13T14:15:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T18:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:16:53","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-religious-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/academic-programs\/philosophy-languages-religious-studies\/bachelor-of-arts-in-religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General Education Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>All degree programs require completion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/core-curriculum\/\">General Education Curriculum<\/a>. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/core-curriculum\/\">General Education Curriculum<\/a> section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>MAJOR: 46 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>SELECT ONE<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>REL105 God &amp; Violence (3)<\/li>\n<li>REL109 Contemporary Religious Thought (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>SELECT ONE<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>REL200 Introduction to the Old Testament (3)<\/li>\n<li>REL309 The Holocaust (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>SELECT ONE<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>REL221 Introduction to the New Testament (3)<\/li>\n<li>REL322 The Gospels (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose One<\/strong>: REL333 OR REL334 OR REL335 Religions in the World Sequence (3)<\/li>\n<li>REL331 Reading List (2)<\/li>\n<li>REL332 Reading List (2)<\/li>\n<li>REL443 Proseminar (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>RELIGIOUS STUDIES ELECTIVES<\/strong>: 24 credits selected with departmental advisement<\/li>\n<li>CMP101 English Composition (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: 6 CREDITS<\/h4>\n<p>Students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/programs-of-study-degrees\/#foreign\">Foreign Language<\/a> section of the Daemen catalog.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><b>General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Year Seminar (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Communities (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depth &#8211; Discovery (9)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breadth &#8211; Exploration:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Sciences and Mathematics:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Math, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Computer Science. (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Sciences:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humanities:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, and Theater. (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>FREE ELECTIVES: 34 CREDITS:<\/h3>\n<p>A maximum of 6 credits may be taken in Religious Studies courses. A minimum of three credits must be taken in Service Learning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 122 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h2>Admission to Upper Division Requirements<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better.<\/li>\n<li>A grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better in Religious Studies courses.<\/li>\n<li>Students who do not meet the above criteria may petition the department for an exception to be made when circumstances warrant it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Career Field Experiences and International Studies options are available by advisement.<\/p>\n<h2>Graduation Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.00<\/p>\n<h2>Suggested Course Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Access the suggested course sequence for the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2023\/academic-programs\/philosophy-and-religious-studies\/bachelor-of-arts-in-religious-studies\/\">BA, Religious Studies<\/a>, from the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department web page or\u00a0the Program Plans site on the Registrar\u2019s web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Curriculum All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. 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