Course Requirements (RELP)
General Education Requirements
(# - Refer to General Education Course Requirements for Course Options)
Complete the following course (0 credits)
Mathematics # (3 credits)
Statistics (3 credits)
Fulfilled by SOA Requirements
English (9-10 credits)
Writing and Critical Literacy
| ENG 121 | Writing and Critical Literacy | 3 |
| AND | |
| ENG 121L | Writing and Critical Literacy Lab | 1 |
| OR | |
| ENG 122 | Writing and Critical Literacy for Multilingual Learners | 3 |
| AND | |
| ENG 122L | Writing and Critical Literacy Lab for Multilingual Learners | 1 |
| OR | |
| ENG 123 | Writing and Critical Literacy | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENG 231 | Honors Survey of World Literature I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Writing and Critical Research
| ENG 130 | Writing and Critical Research | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENG 232 | Honors Survey of World Literature II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
English Literature # (3 credits)
Waived if ENG 231/ENG 232, add 1 hr to Free Elect
Religious Studies # (6 credits)
Any 2 RS Courses in Addition to Major Requirements
Social Science or History # (6 credits)
Natural or Physical Science # (4 credits)
Moral Values # (3 credits)
Any PHIL GER Course in Addition to Major Requirements
Aesthetics
Fulfilled by English Literature GER
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
(*One Course from Social Sciences or Humanities Cluster Must Have a “Global Perspective”. Refer to Degree Requirements for course options.)
Language * (12 credits)
Must be in a Single Language.
Fine Arts * (6 credits)
Literature * (3 credits)
Philosophy / Humanities * (3 credits)
Fulfilled by Major Requirements
History * (6 credits)
History - U.S. (3 credits)
Choose From:
| HIST 151 | American Society to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 152 | American Society since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 211 | Memphis Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Colonial America | 3 |
| HIST 343 | The American Revolution and Early National Period | 3 |
| HIST 345 | The Antebellum South | 3 |
| HIST 346 | The Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 347 | Emergence of Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 348 | Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 349 | The South since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 350 | Honors African-American History | 3 |
| HIST 351 | History of the American West | 3 |
| HIST 352 | Environmental History of America, 1491-Present | 3 |
| HIST 353 | Cities and Suburbs: Ecology and Community in U.S. History | 3 |
| HIST 354 | Manhood and Womanhood in Modern America | 3 |
| HIST 355 | Childhood and Youth in American History | 3 |
| HIST 375 | United States Foreign Policy | 3 |
| HIST 380 | Honors Political History of the Space Age | 3 |
History - Non-U.S. (3 credits)
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Behavioral Science * (3 credits)
Political Science * (3 credits)
School of Arts Support Requirements
History (3 credits) Non-U.S. History Preferred
Religion and Philosophy Major Requirements
(2.0 GPA in Major Required)
Total Hours for Concentration (36 credits)
School of Arts Major-Specific Electives
| Free Electives | 18 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
15 Hours Must Be in Courses Outside of Major
Total Credit Hours: 121
2.0 Cumulative GPA Required
Concentration Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy (RELP)
Religious Studies Concentration (RELS)
(2.0 GPA in Major Required. 12 hours of Religion courses for the major must be 300 level or higher.)
Religion / Scripture (3 credits)
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Religion / History (3 credits)
Choose From:
| RS 220 | Martyrs, Monks, and Mystics | 3 |
| RS 283 | The Lasallian Life: From the Beginning to Now | 3 |
| RS 285 | Church in the World | 3 |
| RS 300 | Jesus Christ | 3 |
| RS 310 | Sacred Signs & Symbols: Gifts of the Christian Life | 3 |
| RS 320 | Religion in America | 3 |
| RS 324 | Christian Spirituality | 3 |
Religion / Morality (3 credits)
Choose from:
| RS 230 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
| RS 260 | Person, World, and God | 3 |
| RS 326 | Social and Political Theologies | 3 |
| RS 330 | Justice and Society | 3 |
| RS 250 | Religion and Environment | 3 |
Religion / Culture
Choose From:
| RS 200 | Understanding Religion | 3 |
| RS 270 | World Religions | 3 |
| RS 280 | Catholicism | 3 |
| RS 326 | Social and Political Theologies | 3 |
| RS 340 | African American Theology | 3 |
| RS 345 | God, Evil and Suffering | 3 |
| RS 347 | C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien: Biblical and Theological Themes | 3 |
| RS 356 | The Holocaust: Political and Religious Dimensions | 3 |
| RS 372 | Women and Christianity | 3 |
| RS 265 | The Love of Friendship: Reflections on Character and Virtue | 3 |
RS Elective (12 credits)
Philosophy / History (3 credits)
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Philosophy / Topics (3 credits)
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Complete the following: