Example Plans to Completion

Example Plans to Completion

Examples of Progress for Completing a B.A. in Religious Studies

The following are examples of how a student might progress toward the completion of the major requirements in the course of their study. The faculty of the Department of Religious Studies highly recommends that each student majoring in the department also add a second major or at least a minor in the course of their study in addition to the major in Religious Studies.  

Academic requirements for the B.A. in Religious Studies may be found here.  

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• Four Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Asian Religions Concentration
• Four Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Pre-Seminary Concentration with a Study Abroad Semester
• Three Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Society and Ethics Concentration with Internship
• Pathway for San Joaquin Delta Community College Students: B.A. in Religious Studies
  
  

Four Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Asian Religions Concentration  

	Fall Semester (15-16 units)	Spring Semester (15-16 units)
Freshman Year (30-32 units)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. PACS 1 / CORE 1 (4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. PACS 2 / CORE 2 (4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Sophomore Year (30-32 units)	1. RELI 135 Asian Religious Traditions (4)   2. RELI major elective (4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)	1. RELI 152 Confucian Traditions (4)  2. GE Elective† (3-4)  3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or minor (3-4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Junior Year (30-32 units)	1. RELI 154 Buddhist Traditions (4) 2. RELI major elective (4)   3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4) 4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)	1. RELI major elective (4)  2. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)  3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)  4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Senior Year (30-32 units)	1. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)  2. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   4. PACS 3 (3)	1. RELI 196 Capstone* (4)   2. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)

  ^† When choosing General Education (GE) classes, please note the following:

1. RELI 034 and RELI 134 will fulfill the General Education "Worldview and Ethics" requirement. Freshmen majors should take a GE course from a different category.
2. Students should decide on a language of study and set aside two semesters within their GE electives to fulfill the COP language requirement for BA students.
3. Students should choose one course among their GE (or major) courses that will fulfill the COP GE Diversity requirement. 

^* The capstone may be taken in the junior year as there may be plans not to offer it in the student's senior year. Please consult with your advisor before the junior year to determine eligibility and when the capstone seminar should be taken. 

Four Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Pre-Seminary Concentration with a Study Abroad Semester  
Pre-seminary concentration majors should be aware of the following agreements we have with Pacific School of Religion and Claremont School of Theology.   

	Fall Semester (15-16 units)	Spring Semester (15-16 units)
Freshman Year (30-32 units)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. PACS 1 / CORE 1 (4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. PACS 2 / CORE 2 (4)   3. A course in a second major or minor (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Sophomore Year (30-32 units)	1. RELI 023 Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (4) or RELI 025 New Testament and Christian Origins (4)  2. RELI 130 Christian Tradition (4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)	1. RELI 023 Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (4) or RELI 025 New Testament and Christian Origins (4)  2. RELI 043 Social Ethics (4)   3. A course in a second major or minor (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Junior Year (30-32 units)	Semester Abroad:   1. RELI major elective (4)‡   2. GE Elective† (3-4)   3. GE Elective† (3-4)   4. GE Elective† (3-4)	1. RELI major elective (4)   2. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)  3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)  4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)
Senior Year (30-32 units)	1. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   2. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   4. PACS 3 (3)	1. RELI 196 Capstone* (4)   2. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (3-4)

 
^† When choosing General Education (GE) classes, please note the following:

1. RELI 034 and RELI 134 will fulfill the General Education "Worldview and Ethics" requirement. Freshmen majors should take a GE course from a different category.
2. Students should decide on a language of study and set aside two semesters within their GE electives to fulfill the COP language requirement for BA students.
3. Students should choose one course among their GE (or major) courses that will fulfill the COP GE Diversity requirement. 
   
   

^‡ The student should consult with their advisor about the possibility of one of their study abroad classes counting toward the major. Permission to count courses as such is required. Typically, students will save several GE courses until their junior or senior year in order to take them abroad.  

^* The capstone may be taken in the junior year as there may be plans not to offer it in the student's senior year. Please consult with your advisor before the junior year to determine eligibility and when the capstone seminar should be take.  

Three Year Plan: B.A. in Religious Studies, Society and Ethics Concentration with Internship  

The following plan for students wishing to complete the degree in three years assumes three GE courses (12 units) will be fulfilled upon admission by way of AP/IB credits, through units transferred from a junior college (during summer or from courses completed before admission to Pacific), or through units completed during summer school at Pacific. (Courses may not be transferred from a junior college to Pacific after a student has completed 70 units toward the B.A. They must be completed at a four-year university.) Students will need to complete 108 additional units in three years to meet the 120 unit requirement for the B.A. 

	Fall Semester (16 or 20 units)	Spring Semester (16 or 20 units)
Freshman Year (36 units)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. PACS 1 / CORE 1 (4)   3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (4)	1. RELI 034 Intro to Religion or RELI 134 World Religions (4)   2. RELI 043 Social Ethics (4)  3. PACS 2 / CORE 2 (4)   4. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (4)   5. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (4)
Sophomore Year (36 units)	1. RELI major elective (4)   2. RELI 044 Sex, Sin, and Salvation (4)   3. GE Elective† or a course in a second major or in a minor (4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   5. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)	1. RELI major elective (4)   2. RELI 145 Biomedical Ethics (4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)
Final Year (36 units)	1. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   2. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   4. PACS 3 (3)   5. RELI 087 Internship (4) ⁑	1. RELI 196 Capstone* (4)   2. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   3. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   4. A course in a second major or in a minor (4)   5. One unit course (1)

  ^† When choosing General Education (GE) classes, please note the following:

1. RELI 034 and RELI 134 will fulfill the General Education "Worldview and Ethics" requirement. Freshmen majors should take a GE course from a different category.
2. Students should decide on a language of study and set aside two semesters within their GE electives to fulfill the COP language requirement for BA students.
3. Students should choose one course among their GE (or major) courses that will fulfill the COP GE Diversity requirement.  

^‡ The student should consult with their advisor about the possibility of one of their study abroad classes counting toward the major. Permission to count courses as such is required. Typically, students will save several GE courses until their junior or senior year in order to take them abroad.

  ^⁑ Internships must be approved by the department and facilitated through the Career Resource Center. The number of units earned, which is closely related to the number of hours spent as an active intern, should be determined in consultation with the student's advisor, the CRC internship coordinator, and the organization hosting the intern. Students wishing to do an internship should begin the process months before the internship begins.  

^* The capstone may be taken in the second year as there may be plans not to offer it in the student's final year. Please consult with your advisor before the second year to determine eligibility and when the capstone seminar should be taken.    

Pathway for San Joaquin Delta Community College Students to a B.A. in Religious Studies 

General Education:
Complete as many University of the Pacific General Education Program Breadth Requirements at Delta as possible.  

The Religious Studies Major
Major Requirements: Minimum 36 units   

Delta Students: If you have completed your general education requirements at Delta, you can easily complete the B.A. in Religious Students at University of the Pacific without transferring any Delta courses into the major. 36 units are nine courses, which can be completed in four semesters at University of the Pacific by taking two RELI courses per semester for two years, plus taking the senior seminar (see below) in your final year.  

We will, however, give Delta students credit toward completing our major requirements by transferring specific Delta courses, as detailed below. No more than 10 units in the major may be completed outside University of the Pacific.  

As many Delta courses are three units, a Delta student will find that even with the transfer of three courses from Delta (9 units), s/he will still need 27 units to complete the B.A. at University of the Pacific. As all RELI courses at Pacific are 4 units, the transfer student should plan on taking seven 4 unit courses at Pacific to complete the major requirements or six 4 unit courses plus an internship of at least 3 units.

Core Requirements   
RELI 034 Introduction to Religion (4 units)                                     
Delta Students: RELI 034 Introduction to Religion must be completed at University of the Pacific. There are no Delta substitutes.
 
RELI 134 World Religions (4 units) Delta Students: This requirement may be fulfilled by completing both RELGN 14A Great Religions: Eastern World (3 units) and RELGN 14B Great Religions: Western World (3 units). One of these courses will also count as an elective (see below).  

RELI 196 Religious Studies Seminar¹                                                         
Delta Students: RELI 196 Religious Studies Seminar must be completed at University of the Pacific. There are no Delta substitutes.  

Electives:  3 additional RELI courses²                                                                      
Delta Students: Acceptable electives from Delta include:
ANTHR 001 Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
ANTHR 010 Introduction to Archaeology (3 units)
RELGN 14A Great Religions: Eastern World (3 units)
RELGN 14B Great Religions: Western World (3 units)  

RELGN 075 Selected Topics: Religion (3 units) will be considered on a case by case basis (a syllabus from the completed Delta course is required for consideration).   

Note:

1. RELI 196 is recommended to be taken during the last two semesters.
2. Students can opt to replace no more than two Religious Studies courses with internships at religious communities in Stockton or another nearby city (i.e., a local church, mosque, synagogue, and Buddhist or Sikh temple. Delta Students: Internships must be completed while a student at University of the Pacific to count toward the major and minor degree requirements.

Concentrations Complete one of the following concentrations:                    
Delta Students: All Concentration courses must be completed at University of the Pacific.

Religion, Culture, and Media
Select three of the following:                                                                                    

• RELI 027 Portraits of Jesus
• RELI 039 Introduction to Digital Humanities
• RELI 104 Religion of the Pharaohs
• RELI 170 Bible in America RELI 171 Religion and Cinema           

Asian Religions             
Select three of the following:                                                                                    

• RELI 043 Social Ethics
• RELI 135 Asian Religious Traditions
• RELI 152 Confucian Traditions
• RELI 154 Buddhist Traditions   

Egypt and Near East      
Select three of the following:

• RELI 025 New Testament and Christian Origins
• RELI 030 Western Traditions
• RELI 102 Ancient Egypt and the Near East
• RELI 023 Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)
• RELI 104 Religion of the Pharaohs
• RELI 130 The Christian Tradition           

Pre-Seminary             
Select three of the following:

• RELI 023 Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)
• RELI 025 New Testament and Christians Origins  
• RELI 027 Portraits of Jesus
• RELI 043 Social Ethics
• RELI 130 The Christian Tradition              

Society and Ethics             
Select three of the following:                                                                                    

• RELI 043 Social Ethics
• RELI 044 Sex, Sin, and Salvation
• RELI 142 Business Ethics
• RELI 145 Biomedical Ethics
• RELI 039 Introduction to Digital Humanities         

Religious Studies Minor
Minor Requirements:
RELI 034  Introduction to Religion                                      
Four RELI Electives                                                                

Delta Students: RELI 034 Introduction to Religion and 8 units toward the minor requirements must be completed at University of the Pacific. Acceptable electives for transfer from Delta are described above under the major requirements.