Accelerated BA
A streamlined three-semester course of study for 37 units
If you are in a hurry to graduate, and you're the kind of person that can focus on one discipline for a sustained period of time, then this accelerated program of study may be for you. It can be shortened even more by enrolling in intersession or summer courses offered by the department or through transfer. The completion of previous GE or regular coursework at CSU, Chico or other colleges (including modern and classical languages) can in some cases be counted toward the degree, thus allowing even speedier completion. Please see the description of the BA in Religious Studies and the Schedule of Classes for details in constructing your schedule; and visit with our undergraduate advisor at your earliest convenience. The following is a possible program of study. Other options certainly exist.
Semester 1 (Fall or Spring): Four classes for 10 units
- RELS 110 Asian Religions (core class) (3 units)
- RELS 100 Judaism, Christianity, Islam (core class) (3 units)
- World Tradition Course: Western Traditions (select one of eight courses listed in catalog) (3 units)
- RELS 281 Library Research Methods in Religious Studies (core class) (1 unit)
Semester 2 (Spring): Five classes for 15 units
- World Tradition Course: Asian Traditions (select one of four courses listed in catalog) (3 units)
- RELS 480 Theories and Criticism of Religion (offered spring only) (core class) (3 units)
- RELS 322 Religion in America (core class) (3 units)
- Religion, Society and Culture Course (select one of 22 courses listed in the catalog) (3 units)
- Elective (3 units)
Semester 3 (Fall): Four classes for 12 units
- Religion, Society, and Culture Course (select one of 22 courses listed in catalog) (3 units)
- Elective (3 units)
- RELS 482 Seminar in Religious Studies (or another Writing Proficiency Course) (see catalog) (core class) (3 units)
- Religion and the Americas Course (select one from three courses listed in the catalog) (3 units)