Religious Studies - Allegheny College

Religious Studies from Allegheny College is a Campus Bachelor Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. There is no area of human thought or action that falls outside the concern of religious thinkers. All religious traditions teach about ultimate values and their relationship to our worldly lives. Some of the traditions are the oldest extant bodies of thought. The religions of the world are an ancient and living source for values. The courses in Religious Studies are divided into three groups. The function of these courses is the study of the sources, history, nature, and relevance of religion. The Major Religious Studies majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.0 in Religious Studies at graduation. All department courses taken at Al-legheny on a letter-grade basis are included in that calculation, with the exception of repeated courses for which only the most recent grade counts. No more than two Religious Studies courses may be taken Credit/No Credit; one of these must be RS 600, which is only offered Credit/No Credit. The major in Religious Studies leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree and requires the successful completion of 38 semester credit hours in Religious Studies. A major program should include at least one course from each of the following groups: * The Judeo-Christian Tradition (Religious Studies 120, 130, 145, 180, 230, 240, 250, 260); * History of Religions (Religious Studies 115, 140, 150, 160, 165, 170); * Religious Thought, Action and Phenomena (Religious Studies 175, 200, 225, 227, 340, 345, 440, 475); * and Religious Studies 580, 600 and 605. View more details on Allegheny College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.