Advising Course Plan - Religious Studies Major - 2 Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in two years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed sixteen units of coursework with many of the General Education requirements satisfied by that earlier coursework. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has taken a RELS elective equal to RELS 10X prior to the first semester shown in the plan. Students who have completed less than 16 units, have a substantial number of General Education requirements yet to satisfy, or who have not completed the courses just listed may not be able to complete the degree in two years.

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: RELS 10X: One unit from a 100-level (RELS 100B, RELS 102B, RELS 103B, RELS 105B, RELS 108B or RELS 109B).

First Year
Fall		Units
One unit from RELS 100-level course		1
One unit in Jewish and Christian Traditions^2,†		1
One unit in Newish and Christian Traditions^2,†		1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
RELS 380³	Department Colloquium	0.0
	Term Units	4
Spring
One unit in Islamic and Asian religious traditions^2,‡		1
One unit in Islamic and Asian religious traditions^2,‡		1
One unit in Religion, History, and Society^2,±		1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
	Term Units	4
Second Year
Fall
RELS 370	Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion	1
One unit in Religion, History, and Society^2,±		1
Major Elective Requirement		1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
RELS 480	Department Colloquium	0.0
	Term Units	4
Spring
RELS 499¹	Senior Project	1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
General Education or Major Elective Requirement		1
	Term Units	4
Total Unit: 16

¹: RELS 499 can be waived if the student has a double major and chooses to complete their senior research in that major, so long as their thesis can successfully argue that it pertains to Religious Studies and so long as they take a RELS elective as a supplement to achieve 10 units in the major.
²: Units in Jewish and Christian traditions, Islamic and Asian religious traditions, and Religion, History, and Society can be satisfied any semester and do not have pre-requisites.
†: RELS 256V, RELS 313V, RELS 315B, RELS 316V, RELS 317V, or RELS 318V
‡: RELS 241B, RELS 245B, RELS 252B, RELS 258B, RELS 334V, RELS 337B, or RELS 361B
±: RELS 238V, RELS 255B, RELS 277V, RELS 281V, RELS 282B, RELS 302V, RELS 305B, RELS 311H, RELS 312V, RELS 336B, RELS 363B, or RELS 364B
³: If RELS 380 or RELS 480 cannot be satisfied, a RELS elective unit can substitute for only one.