2017-2018 University Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Religion Major


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For more information about the department, honors/high honors, transfer credit, etc., visit the religion department  page.

Major Requirements


A major in religion consists of ten courses, a minimum of eight of which must be departmental courses. Only one of the total number of courses may be an independent study.

The requirements for the major are as follows:

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Additional Information


In consultation with the student’s adviser and the department chair, a student may elect to count up to two Colgate courses from outside the program in religion for religion major credit. These courses may be in the study of a language, provided that the student has planned these courses in advance and in consultation with his or her adviser and the department chair. A student who has received approval from the registrar to transfer credit for a language course not taught at Colgate (e.g., Biblical Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit), may petition the chair for the approved transfer credit to count toward the major. Relevance to the student’s program of study in religion must be demonstrated. Required Core courses cannot be counted toward religion requirements.

GPA Requirement


For graduation, the religion department requires a minimum GPA of 2.00 in courses chosen to count toward the major.

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