BA.REL - Religious Studies, B.A.

With the permission of the advisor, students may substitute one of the courses with another course in that same tradition.

Four additional courses selected from the list or from a semester abroad program chosen in consultation with an advisor in the Religious Studies Department. Johnston seminars or First-Year Seminars taught by Religious Studies Faculty might count toward that total with the approval of the Religious Studies faculty advisor. Students interested in graduate study are encouraged also to take REL 299: Research Methods. They are likewise invited to explore the accelerated Pathway which links undergraduate coursework in Religious Studies with graduate study at the San Francisco Theological Seminary/Graduate School of Theology.

A topics course approved by departmental advisor may be substituted.

Capstone Project

Three options and requirements:

1. Senior Paper

   1. Twenty pages in length

   2. Minimum fifteen source bibliography

   3. One reader

2. Honors Thesis

   1. 35 pages in length

   2. Minimum of twenty-five sources

   3. Two readers

   4. GPA in Religious Studies courses of 3.45

   5. Timeline for Honors proposal and drafts will be set by the Senior Seminar instructor

3. Internship

   1. Internship work begun prior to senior year

   2. Internship must be 80 hours minimum

   3. Students must have a proposal for internship approved by department advisor prior to beginning it

   4. Paper of 15 pages reflecting upon the internship and how the experience interconnects with coursework in religious studies

   5. One reader

   6. Assessment letter from internship supervisor