B.A. in Religious Studies

Requirements (36 credits)

100 Level Courses

REL120	Intro to Catholic Life and Thought	4
REL110	Hebrew Scriptures*	4
REL113	The New Testament*	4

200 Level Course: any one of the following courses (4)

REL221	Fundamental Moral Theology	4
REL239	Christian Sexual Ethics*	4
REL250	Introduction to Christian Ethics*	4
REL263	Spirituality and Ethics	4

300 Level Courses

REL309	History of Christianity I	2
REL313	History of Christianity II	2
REL320	Fundamentals of Christian Faith	4

400 Level Course

REL425

Coordinating Seminar

200, 300, 400 Electives (12)

Any two (2) Courses at the 200 level or higher, one of which may be a Philosophy course from the following list:

PHIL201	Philosophy of Religion	4
PHIL203	The Human Person	4
PHIL204	Morality& Good Life	4
PHIL325	Philosophy of Being & God	4

Recommended Course Sequence for Religious Studies

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO120	Intro to Catholic Life and Thought	4
	and-or
THEO110	Hebrew Scriptures	4

CSE110	Literacy I	4
	Electives	2-6

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO113	The New Testament	4
	and-or
THEO120	Intro to Catholic Life and Thought	4

CSE120	Intergrated Literacy II	4
	Electives	2-6

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO120	Intro to Catholic Life and Thought	4
	or
THEO110	Hebrew Scriptures	4

THEO221	Fundamental Moral Theology	4
	or
THEO250	Intro to Christian Ethics	4
	or
THEO	THEO269	4

CSE210	Global Perspectives	4
	Electives	0-4

THEO120, THEO110: If needed.

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO221	Fundamental Moral Theology	4
	or
THEO250	Intro to Christian Ethics	4
	or
THEO	THEO269	4

THEO	THEO 200, 300 or 400-level Elective	4
CSE220M	Ways of Knowing CSI @ CSE	4
	Electives	4-8

THEO221, THEO250, THEO269: If needed.

Junior Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO309	History of Christianity I	2
THEO313	History of Christianity II	2
CSE230	Healthy Living	4
	Electives	8

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO	THEO 200, 300 or 400-level Elective	0-4
THEO320	Fundamentals of Christian Faith	4
CSE300	Faith,Spirituality & Ethics I	4
	Electives	4-8

THEO2,3 or 400-level: If needed.

Senior Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

THEO425	Coordinating Seminar	4
THEO	THEO 200, 300 or 400-level Elective	0-4
CSE400	Essentials Capstone	4
	Electives	4-8

THEO2,3 or 400-level: If needed.

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

CSE400	Essentials Capstone	4
THEO320	Fundamentals of Christian Faith	4
	Electives	8-16

CSE400, THEO320: If needed

Capstone Requirement

Students will fulfill the capstone requirement by successful completion and presentation of a final research paper. Preparation for this paper will be offered in REL425 Coordinating Seminar.