UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

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
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
RS 395 3
Religious Traditions Requirement 3
Religious Studies Upper Division Elective (RS 304 will meet Upper Division GE 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
Upper Division GE 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.