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Religion Major (Bachelor of Arts)

A student majoring in religion must complete 55 hours in the major (30 hours must be upper-division), the required cognates, the general studies requirements, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin.

Required Courses:

RELB 104The Ministry of Jesus

4
RELB 111Messages of the Old Testament

4
RELB 231Exploring the New Testament

4
RELH 303World Religions

4
RELH 457History of Adventism

3
RELP 131Introduction to Faith and Ministry

4
RELT 202Christian Beliefs

4
RELT 326Spirituality and Discipleship

4
RELT 348Christian Ethics

4
RELT 417Inspiration and Revelation

3
RELT 495Colloquium

0
Biblical Studies Electives

14

RELB Electives: All electives must be upper division. At least one class must be from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament.

RELT 495: 12 quarters or equivalent required

Choose one from the following RELT courses:

RELT 342Issues of God and Faith

3
RELT 456Systematic Theology I

3
RELT 457Systematic Theology II

3
Total Credit Hours:55

Cognate:

HIST 254History of Christianity

4

The School of Theology recommends that students take a Philosophy class as one of their general studies humanities electives.

Whenever possible, Religion majors are advised to take RELP 131 as their first course, followed by RELB 111 and RELB 231, in that order.