Religion, B.A.
Students majoring in Religion are required to take and achieve a C- or better in BIB-1003G Old Testament History and Literature, BIB-1013G New Testament History and Literature, and THE-3003G Christian Beliefs and Convictions in order to fulfill the Foundations component of the General Education Core.
Students who transfer into a Religion major having already taken BIB-1023G The Narrative of Scripture must complete another biblical literature course to satisfy general education bible requirements. Those with a "B-" grade or above may choose between BIB-1003G Old Testament History and Literature, BIB-1013G New Testament History and Literature, or an upper division biblical literature course. Those with a "C+" grade or below must complete BIB-1003G Old Testament History and Literature or BIB-1013G New Testament History and Literature.
Students may not substitute religion courses numbered 2000 or above from another institution (transient school, transfer credit, online courses, etc.) without securing written permission from the chair of the division. Current students are strongly encouraged to get permission prior to taking courses from other colleges or universities.
Required Courses
Take all of the following:
| BIB-2013 | Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| BIB-2033 | Theology and Language of the Bible | 3 |
| CHH-3013 | Christian Heritage I | 3 |
| CHH-3053 | Christian Heritage II | 3 |
| MIN-2013 | Spiritual Formation and Discipleship | 3 |
| THE-2003 | Philosophy for Theology | 3 |
| THE-3022 | Doctrine of Christian Holiness | 2 |
| THE-4003 | Christian Theology I | 3 |
| THE-4013 | Christian Theology II | 3 |
| - | Biblical literature elective (Select from BIB courses numbered 3000 or above) | 3 |
Take one of the following:
Religion Concentrations
Any student who wishes to complete one of the following concentrations must also complete the Religion, B.A.
Bible and Archaeology Concentration
Required Concentration Courses
Take all of the following:
| aBIB-2083G | History and Geography of Biblical Lands | 3 |
| aBIB-3113 | Biblical Archaeological Field Work | 3 |
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| - | Upper division New Testament Course | 3 |
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| - | Upper division Old Testament Course | 3 |
Note: Upper division OT or NT course must be whichever was not previously taken as part of the major.
Bible and Theology Concentration
Required Concentration Courses
Take all of the following:
| - | New Testament elective (selected from courses numbered 3000 or above) | 3 |
| - | Old Testament elective (selected from courses numbered 3000 or above) | 3 |
Take one of the following:
| BLA-2003 | Beginning New Testament Greek | 3 |
| BLA-2023 | Beginning Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
| aICS-2063G | Religions of the World | 3 |
| - | Old Testament or New Testament elective (selected from courses numbered 3000 or above) | 3 |
Take three credits from the following: (3)
Total 32 Hours
It is recommended that students in the B.A. in Religion major complete another major, minor, or concentration.