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Dept of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education & School Psychology
Bachelor of General Studies

Religious Studies Minor Check Sheet

Religious Studies Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

18 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.

Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

  • Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
  • A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
  • No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
  • Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.
  • At least 9 hours of coursework in the minor must be in REL courses.
  • HON courses taught by regular Religious Studies faculty members may be counted toward this requirement.
  • "Advanced" = Junior/Senior-level (3000-4000) coursework (Prerequisites may be required)

Required:

  • _____ REL 1300 – World Religions (F, S, SU)
    • OR _____ REL 4300 – Advanced Methods in Religious Studies *(Prerequisite: ANTH 3305 or ANTH 3322 or ANTH 3326 or ANTH 3332 or ANTH 3349 or ANTH 4320 or ARTH 2301 or ARTH 2302 or ENG 3329 or HIST 3312)

Choose 5 courses (4 must be advanced) from:

  • _____ ANTH 3305 - Magic, Ritual and Religion (F, S)
  • _____ ANTH 3322 – Peoples and Cultures of Africa (F, S)
  • _____ ANTH 3332 (WI) - Myths and Moundbuilders (S)
  • _____ ANTH 3349 – The Incas (F, S)
  • _____ ANTH 4320 (WI) – Rise of Civilization
  • _____ ARTH 2301 – Ancient to Medieval Art (F, S, SU)
  • _____ ARTH 2302 - Renaissance to Modern Art (F, S, SU)
  • _____ ENG 3329 (WI) - Mythology (F, S, SU) (Repeatable once, in special situations, when topic varies.)
  • _____ HIST 3312 (WI) – Renaissance and Reformation (S)
  • _____ HIST 3376 (WI) - American Religious History
  • _____ HIST 4320 (WI) – Origins of Christianity
  • _____ HIST 4325 (WI) – Islamic History to 1798
  • _____ HIST 4348 (WI) – Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence
  • _____ HON 2305C (WI) – Italy and Arts in the Islamic World
  • _____ HON 3390H (WI) – Nature of Society: The Problem of Evil (S)
  • _____ HON 3395J (WI)– The Meaning of Death
  • _____ HON 3396D (WI) – Mythology, Science and Creation
  • _____ HON 3397R (WI)– Demonology, Possession, and Exorcism
  • _____ HON 3398N (WI)– The Anthropology of Religion and Fundamentalism
  • _____ PHIL 3317 (WI) - Science and Religion (Prerequisite: PHIL 1304 or PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330 or instructor consent)
  • _____ PHIL 3318 (WI) - Reason, God and Nature (F) (Prerequisite: PHIL 1304 or PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330 or instructor consent)
  • _____ PHIL 4371 (WI) – Asian Philosophy (S) (May be repeated for credit.)
  • _____ PHIL 4388 - Problems in Philosophy (Prerequisite: PHIL 1304 or PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330 or instructor consent)
  • _____ PS 4313 (WI) – The Holocaust (F, S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301.)
  • _____ PS 4327 (WI) - Religion and American Public Life (S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301.)
  • _____ PS 4331 (WI) - Islamic Law and Politics (F, S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301.)
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