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)
Philosophy Concentration (PHIL)
(2.0 GPA in Major Required)
| Religious Studies (RS 200 Level) | 3 |
| Religious Studies (RS 300 Level) | 3 |
| PHIL 200-Level (or Higher) Elective | 3 |
| PHIL 300-Level (or Higher) | 6 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 497/RS 497 | Junior Seminar | 1 |
| PHIL 498 | Senior Project | 2 |
PHIL 300-Level History Courses (9 credits)
Choose 3 Courses From:
PHIL 300-Level (or Higher) Topics Elective (3 credits)
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PHIL 300-Level (or Higher) Ethics Elective (3 credits)
Choose From:
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 221 | Modern Christian Thought | 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 |
| RS 402 | Contemporary Religious Thought | 3 |
| RS 405 | Honors Contemporary Religious Thought | 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 271 | Sociology of Religion | 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 355 | Judaism | 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: