2021 Religious Studies

Religious Studies, B.A.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course	Units
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication	3
GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning	3
GE D1 Social Sciences	3
GE E Lifelong Learning	3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies	3
Total	15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course	Units
Religious Studies Lower Division Requirement	3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication	3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking	3
GE C1 Arts	3
Elective	3
Total	15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course	Units
Religious Studies Lower Division Requirement	3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science	2
GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity	1
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals	3
Electives	6
Total	15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course	Units
Religion in the United States Requirement	3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed)	3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government	3
Electives	6
Take the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (UDWPE)
Total	15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course	Units
RS 395	3
Religious Traditions Requirement	3
Religious Studies Upper Division Elective (RS 304 will meet GE Upper Division Section C2 Humanities and IC)	3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Elective	3
Total	15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course	Units
Sacred Text of the World Requirement	3
Religion in the United States Requirement	3
Religious Traditions Requirement	3
Religious Studies Upper Division Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course	Units
Religious Traditions Requirement	3
Religious Studies Upper Division Elective	3
GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences	3
Electives	6
Total	15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course	Units
RS 498C	3
Religious Studies Upper Division Elective	3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies	3
Electives	6
Total	15

OVERALL TOTAL UNITS

120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.