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2024-2025 Catalog

Religion, B.S.

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This degree is designed to meet the admission requirements of graduate programs in varying fields, including Religious Studies, and seminaries, by providing students with an introduction to a diverse array of religious traditions and methodologies for engaging in the comparative examination of these cultural institutions.

Faculty Mentoring and Experiential Learning

Having broad latitude in choosing courses, religion majors and minors will collaborate with their advisors in crafting their own unique area of concentration. the path of study for majors may be enhanced by an internship or service learning, and will culminate in the capstone experience with a digital portfolio detailing how their Texas Wesleyan religion major has equipped and empowered them for their next steps after graduation.

Total Hours (120)

General Education Curriculum (36)

For the full General Education Curriculum Policy and Requirements, refer to the GEC  listed in this catalog.

MAT 1302  is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.

Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.

Complete Graduation Requirements  are listed in this catalog.

Language Literacy (12)

English (9)

One of the Following Courses:

Speech (3)

Analytic Literacy (7)

Mathematics (3)

Note:

MAT 1304  is acceptable for all programs in the School of Arts and Sciences except for the programs in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics. MAT 1304  is acceptable for all programs in the School of Education. MAT 1304  is not acceptable for any program in the School of Business and Professional Programs.

Science (4)

Choose 1 of the following courses with accompanying lab:

Cultural Literacy (9)

Choose (3) Hours From One of the Following:

  • FAR, MUS, or THA

Choose (3) Hours From Any of the Following:

Social Literacy (8)

Choose Any Two of the Following Courses With at Least Two Different Academic Areas Represented:

Required Related Courses (3 Hours)

English

Major Requirements (30 Hours)

A minimum of 30 total religion hours including the Capstone course. At least three hours must be taken at the 1000 level, and no more than six hours may be taken at that level. At least three hours must be at the 2000 level. And at least 18 hours must be taken at the 3000 level or above.

Choose 3 or 6 Hours of Religion Courses at 1000 Level

(any more than 6 hours will count as elective)

Choose 3 Hours From Religion Courses at the 2000 Level

Choose at Least 18 Hours of Religion or Religious History Courses at 3000 Level or Above

Capstone Experience (3 Hours)

(Must have completed 9 upper level Religion hours to take course)

Electives (Minimum of 51 Hours)

Electives will be required if the student has not met a minimum of 120 hours in the program.

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