Religious Studies

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I. Required courses in the major—at least 36 hours, including:

Note: At least 20 of the required 36 hours must be at the 300-400 level

One course from Religion and Western Culture:

One course from Religions of Asia and Africa:

One course from Interdisciplinary Approaches to Religion:

At least 12 additional hours of electives:

The additional electives may be chosen from other RELS courses or from the categories above or below.

Additional Approved Courses:

The department chair may approve other courses when the subject matter is appropriate to Religious Studies.

ASIA 100 - Introduction to Asian Studies (4)
CLAS 101 - Latin I (4)
CLAS 103 - Greek I (4)
CLAS 105 - Hebrew I (3)

II. Required courses outside major—None

III. Other departmental requirements:

Completion of RELS 398 with a grade of C or better demonstrates information literacy and major competencies. Completion of RELS 492 with a grade of C or better demonstrates writen and oral competencies.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major