RELIGION (A.B.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1101
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/FineArts (6 hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT(AFAM) 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses

Area D - Science, Mathematics and Technology (10-11 hours)
Area D for Non-Science Majors (including Sociology and Psychology) -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select one course from the four-hour science course list and one course from the three-hour science course list or select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 2030L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
       
Area D -- Three-hour science course with or without a laboratory
(Some of the following three-hour laboratory science courses have optional laboratories. See Area D four-hour science course list.)
ASTR 1010 BIOL 1103 GEOG 1125 PBIO 1210
ASTR 1020 BIOL 1104 GEOL 1120 PBIO 1220
ASTR 1420 GEOG 1111 GEOL 1121 PHYS 1010
ASTR 1660 GEOG 1112 GEOL 1122  
ASTR 1870 GEOG 1113 LAND 1000  
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2210L PHIL 2500
CHEM 1212 MATH 1060 MATH 2250 PHYS 1111-1111L
CHEM 1212L MATH 1113 MATH 2260 PHYS 1112-1112L
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220 STAT 2000
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210 PBIO 1220L  

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2222 POLS 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2301 PSYC 1101
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST 2302 SOCI 1101
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 GEOG 1125 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
CLAS 2110 HIST 2051 HIST 2502 SOCI 2600
CLAS 2113 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2600 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
ECON 2100 HIST 2111 HIST 2701 SPCM 1010
ECON 2105 HIST 2112 HIST 2702 WMST 1110
ECON 2106 HIST 2221 LAND 1500 WMST 2010
 

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
Choose one course from the following:
The course chosen will affect what is required under major requirements (see below)
RELI 1001
RELI 1002
RELI 1003
RELI 1006
RELI(NAMS) 1100
RELI(NAMS) 2004
RELI (AFAM) 2005
RELI 2012
Choose five courses from the following:
First semester of a foreign language, ARHI, ARID, ARST, ARTS, CLAS, CMLT, DRAM, HIST, MUSI, PHIL

Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E.

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.
Required Courses - 21 hours
(All RELI courses must receive a grade of "C" (2.0) or above to count toward major)

21 Hours Required:
There are five (5) Categories listed below. Students are required to take a minimum of at least one course in four of five different Categories. (Four courses) The remainder of required 21 hours are electives and must be RELI 3000-level or above.

Courses taken in Area F determine which Categories are required:
      If RELI 1001, RELI 2001H were taken in Area F
            One course must be chosen from Category 1
      If RELI 1002, RELI 2002H were taken in Area F
            One course must be chosen from Category 2
      If RELI 1003 or RELI 1006 or Honor equivalent were taken in Area F
            Once course must be chosen from Category 1 or Category 2
      If none of the above courses were taken in Area F
            One course must be taken from all five Categories. (Five courses)

Category 1: Religions of India, China, and Japan
RELI 3300 RELI 4405/6405
RELI 4401/6401 RELI 4406/6406
RELI 4402/6402 RELI 4510/6510
RELI 4403/6403 RELI 4910/6910
RELI 4404/6404  

Category 2: Judaism and Christianity
RELI(AFAM) 3000 *RELI 4072/6072 RELI 4106/6106
*RELI(HIST) 3150 RELI 4080/6080 *RELI 4107/6107
RELI 4001/6001 RELI 4081/6081 *RELI(AFAM) 4201/6201
RELI 4002/6002 RELI 4082/6082 *RELI(AFAM) 4202/6202
RELI 4003/6003 RELI 4083/6083 *RELI(AFAM) 4203/6203
RELI 4040/6040 RELI 4084/6084 **RELI(PHIL) 4500/6500
RELI 4070/6070 **RELI 4101/6101 **RELI 4520/6520
RELI 4071/6071 **RELI 4102/6102 **RELI 4530/6530
RELI 4071H RELI 4105/6105 **RELI 4600/6600

* This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 2 OR Category 4, but not both.
** This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 2 OR Category 5, but not both.

Category 3: Islam
RELI 4300/6300 RELI 4304/6304
*RELI 4301/6301 RELI 4305/6305
RELI 4302/6302 RELI(CMLT) 4307/6307
RELI 4303/6303 RELI 4310
* This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 3 OR Category 5, but not both.

Category 4: Religions of the Americas
*RELI(HIST) 3150 *RELI(AFAM) 4203/6203
*RELI 4072/6072 (RELI)HIST 4214/6214
*RELI 4107/6107 **RELI(ANTH)(NAMS) 4701/6701
*RELI(AFAM) 4201/6201 RELI(NAMS) 4705/6705
*RELI(AFAM) 4202/6202 RELI(NAMS) 4710/6710

* This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 2 OR Category 4, but not both.
** This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 4 OR Category 5, but not both.

Category 5: Theory, Thought and Methods
RELI 3030 *RELI 4520/6520
*RELI 4101/6101 *RELI 4530/6530
*RELI 4102/6102 *RELI 4600/6600
**RELI 4301/6301 RELI(ANTH) 4640/6640
RELI 4400/6400 ***RELI(ANTH)(NAMS) 4701/6701
*RELI(PHIL) 4500/6500  

* This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 2 OR Category 5, but not both.
** This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 3 OR Category 5, but not both.
*** This course may be used to satisfy EITHER Category 4 OR Category 5, but not both.

Major Electives - 15 hours
Foreign Language (through the third semester)
Electives (Must be RELI 3000-level or above)

General Electives - 24 hours
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
Upper division (3-15 hours)
Any level (9-21 hours)
All RELI courses must receive a grade of "C" (2.0) or above to count toward major.

Total hours required     120

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)