HCLAS - 4-Year Schedule - Religion

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

THE RELIGION MAJOR

AN 8-SEMESTER STUDY GRID     

This is simply an example of what 8 semesters might look like for incoming First-Year students. If you declare your major later, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different.

Your choices may vary. Some REL courses fulfill more than one requirement such as a Cross Cultural or Interdisciplinary Studies Core Distribution, opening up more space.

Up to 6 credits of Core Distribution credits may be taken during Study Abroad.

RELI 10 & RELI 160 must be taken at Hofstra.

Students are required to meet with a Religion Department advisor at least once every semester.

FIRST YEAR Fall WSC001 RELI 010 (Required Course) LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language

Spring WSC002 RELI Elective (Lower Level) LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language

Summer/January Sessions*

Spring Core Cross Cultural Core IS RELI Elective (Lower Level) NS/MA/CS Foreign Language** or Minor***

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SECOND YEAR Fall HIST Am, Euro, or Non-West BH (Soc/Anthro/Eco/PoliSci) RELI Elective (Lower Level) NS/MA/CS Foreign Language or Minor

THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year. If you go on study abroad in Spring of your junior year you must take RELI 160 in a different semester.**** Fall RELI Elective (Upper Level) RELI Elective (Upper Level) or Internship Foreign Language Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective

Spring RELI 160 (Required Course) Liberal Arts elective or Core

Notes

Liberal Arts elective or Core Minor HIST elective or Lib Arts elective Liberal Arts elective

FOURTH YEAR Fall RELI Thesis Research I or Elective (Upper Level) RELI Elective (Upper Level) Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor Liberal Arts elective

Spring RELI Thesis Research II or Elective (Upper Level) Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor Liberal Arts elective

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For more information and to meet your faculty, visit our Department website at: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/rel/index.html

WHY STUDY RELIGION? http://studyreligion.org/why/index.html What can I do with a Religion degree? https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/rel/rel_career.html Some courses (AP/IB/Transfer) taken prior to Hofstra can count toward the major.

Non-Religion courses taken prior to your first year can count toward general education requirements or elective credits, whether taken at Hofstra or transferred in.

NOTES * You are not required to take Summer or January courses for this major (for which there is no financial aid). ** The Religion Department strongly encourages study of a foreign language beyond Level 3. *** Students are encouraged to consider a minor or double major in a foreign language, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, European Studies, Italian Studies, Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, African Studies or Asian Studies, if they are interested in the history of a particular world region, or another liberal arts discipline such as Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, among many others. Other possibilities are Women’s Studies and Global Studies. You might also consider a second major in a completely unrelated field such as Computer Science, Biology, Dance, Television/Film or Statistics. ****In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for the entire academic year in their third year, for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break. + See the Religion Department website for possible Internship venues and opportunities: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/rel/rel_internship.html