Course Requirements: Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Degree) in Religious Studies

Course Requirements

Expand General Education Requirements (49 credits)

Biblical Worldview: Regent Cornerstone and Capstone		(6 credits)
GENE 100	The Making of the Christian Mind	(3 credits)
GENE 402	The Making of a Christian Leader	(3 credits)
Biblical Worldview: Christian Foundations		(9 credits)
RELS 103	Old Testament Studies	(3 credits)
RELS 104	New Testament Studies	(3 credits)
RELS 111	Introduction to Christian History and Thought	(3 credits)
Written and Oral Communication		(6 credits)
ENGL 101	English Composition	(3 credits)
COMM 110	Public Speaking	(3 credits)
Critical Thinking and Analysis		(6 credits)
ENGL 102	Research and Academic Writing	(3 credits)
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy	(3 credits)
Quantitative and Scientific Literacy		(7 Credits)
Mathematics		(3 credits) Choose one course
MATH 101	Mathematics for Liberal Arts	(3 credits)
MATH 102	College Algebra	(3 credits)
MATH 201	Statistics	(3 credits)
MATH 211	Calculus	(3 credits)
MATH 220	Discrete Mathematics	(4 credits)
Natural Sciences		(4 credits) Choose one course
BIOL 101	Introduction to Biology with Lab	(4 credits)
BIOL 102	Human Biology with Lab	(4 credits)
EASC 101	Introduction to Earth Science with Lab	(4 credits)
Cultural Perspective		(15 credits)
Global Studies		(3 credits) Choose one course
COMM 240	Cross-Cultural Communication	(3 credits)
CRJU 430	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	(3 credits)
ENGL 330	Studies in World Literature	(3 credits)
FREN 101	Introductory French I	(3 credits)
FREN 102	Introductory French II	(3 credits)
FREN 201	French Conversation I	(3 credits)
FREN 202	French Composition I	(3 credits)
FREN 301	French Conversation II	(3 credits)
FREN 302	French Composition II	(3 credits)
FREN 303	French Literature Survey	(3 credits)
GEOG 101	World Geography	(3 credits)
GOVT 200	Contemporary Global Problems	(3 credits)
GOVT 220	Comparative Politics	(3 credits)
GOVT 304	International Relations	(3 credits)
GOVT 345	Comparative Foreign Policy	(3 credits)
HIST 211	World History I	(3 credits)
HIST 212	World History II	(3 credits)
HIST 372	History of Global Christianity	(3 credits)
HIST 376	History of Modern Asia	(3 credits)
HIST 382	History of Latin America	(3 credits)
HIST 389	History of the Middle East and the Islamic World	(3 credits)
HIST 392	History of Russia and the Former Soviet Union	(3 credits)
OLAM 412	Global Leadership and Cross-Cultural Issues	(3 credits)
PSYC 412	Multicultural Psychology	(3 credits)
RELS 107	Worldviews	(3 credits)
RELS 340	World Religions and Cultures	(3 credits)
SPAN 101	Introductory Spanish I	(3 credits)
SPAN 102	Introductory Spanish II	(3 credits)
SPAN 201	Spanish Conversation I	(3 credits)
SPAN 202	Spanish Composition I	(3 credits)
SPAN 301	Spanish Conversation II	(3 credits)
SPAN302	Spanish Composition II	(3 credits)
SPAN 303	Spanish Literature Survey	(3 credits)
Humanities		(3 credits) Choose one course
ENGL 202	Literature of the United States: Beginnings to the Civil War	(3 credits)
ENGL 203	Literature of the United States: Civil War through the 21st Century	(3 credits)
ENGL 211	British Literature: Middle Ages through the 18th Century	(3 credits)
ENGL 212	British Literature: 19th Century through the 21st Century	(3 credits)
ENGL 315	African American Literature	(3 credits)
ENGL 377	Shakespeare	(3 credits)
HIST 101	Western Civilization I	(3 credits)
HIST 102	Western Civilization II	(3 credits)
GOVT 327	Ancient Political Philosophy	(3 credits)
Social Sciences		(3 credits) Choose one course
CRJU 131	Introduction to Criminal Justice	(3 credits)
ECON 101	Introduction to Economics	(3 credits)
ECON 120	Microeconomics	(3 credits)
GOVT 196	Introduction to the Study of Government	(3 credits)
PSYC 102	Introduction to Psychology	(3 credits)
Arts Course		(3 credits) Choose one course
ARTA 101	Engaging the Visual Arts	(3 credits)
MUSI 101	Music, Creativity, and Culture	(3 credits)
THEU 101	Introduction to Theatre	(3 credits)
THEU 131	Beginning Acting for Non-Theatre Majors	(3 credits)
THEU 232	Basic Acting 2	(3 credits)
U.S. History Course		(3 credits) Choose one course
HIST 201	U.S. History I (to 1877)	(3 credits)
HIST 202	U.S. History II (from 1877)	(3 credits)
Total General Education Credits Required:		(49 credits)

Please note: Catalog Requirements for students beginning degree program in 2010-2011 school year.

Religious Studies Core Requirements		(39 credits)
RELS 201	Principles of Theology	(3)
RELS 206	Spiritual Formation	(3)
RELS 210	Biblical Background & Interpretation	(3)
RELS 327	Psychology of Religion	(3)
RELS 330	Theological Writing & Research	(3)
RELS 340	World Religions & Cultures	(3)
RELS 342	Seminar in World Religions	(3)
RELS 420	Systematic Theology	(3)
RELS 430	Christian Ethics	(3)
RELS 450	Philosophy of Religion	(3)
RELS 485	Senior Seminar [our capstone course]	(3)
RELS 260 RELS 261 RELS 467	Plus 3 credits of Church History courses from the following list: Church History I Church History II American Church History	(3)
RELS 250 RELS 313 RELS 315 RELS 317 RELS 314 RELS 316 RELS 318	Plus 3 credits of Biblical Studies courses from the following list: Mission and Message of Jesus Study of the Prophets Wisdom Literature Psalms Pauline Literature Acts of the Apostles General Epistles	(3)
Electives		(32 credits)
Elective credits can be taken in any discipline (100-400 college-level courses)
Total Degree Hours: 120

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