All students must complete the University's Liberal Education requirements.

Collegiate Requirements:

CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Religious Studies BA is RELS.
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of any second language, with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete CLA 3002 Career Kickstarter.
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Students completing an additional degree must complete the Capstone in each degree area.

At least 12 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. This includes learning abroad courses taken for resident credit.

Students in Track I do not have a language requirement that is specific to the major. However, students in Track I are required to complete the CLA requirement of 4 semesters of any language, with a grade of C-, or S, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the languages as defined by the department or college. Students in Track II are required to complete 4 semesters of language connected to their area of concentration, with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the languages as defined by the department or college.

Students should consult regularly with the major advisor or Director of Undergraduate Studies to ensure courses selected meet applicable religious traditions, track, and language requirements. Additional courses not listed here may be accepted with approval of the major advisor or Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Students may earn a BA or a minor in religious studies, but not both.

The following restrictions apply to students also completing a major in Jewish studies, biblical studies, or history: (1) the subjects of the courses selected to fulfill the area concentration requirement must be well outside of the focus of the other major in question; (2) the chosen sub-plan should include a comparative element that distinguishes it from the other major.

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Religious Studies B.A.

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