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Students considering Religious Studies as a major field are recommended to begin with Religious Studies 201 or 273, 203 and 205.

See 3.1 Admissions and other requirements under 3.5 Graduation.

A Major requires completion of eight to ten full-course equivalents in Religious Studies, which must include the following:

1. Two full-course equivalents from each of the three streams of study. (See the Table of Streams located before the Religious Studies courses in the "Courses of Instruction" section of this Calendar.)
2. Religious Studies 377, which does not count in any stream.
3. At least two full-course equivalents at the 400 or 500-level, including at least one half course in the Western or Eastern stream and either Religious Studies 437 or 447.  Included among these courses may be Religious Studies 577: the topic chosen for the Senior Project will determine the stream in which Religious Studies 577 will be counted in a student's program.

Religious Studies majors are required to choose one of the three streams of study as their area of concentration. A student may define a more narrow focus of study within a stream or thematically across streams. Majors are strongly advised to consult with the Department's Undergraduate Advisor sometime during or before their third year of study and to submit a written declaration of their research concentration within the field of Religious Studies. Options for concentration include one of the three streams or a focus within or across the streams.

Students are strongly advised to include in their programs relevant language courses (e.g., Classical Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Classical Chinese, Japanese, French, German) and relevant courses from other disciplines. Language courses related to a student's program of study in Religious Studies, whether taken inside or outside the Department, may be counted as part of the eight full-course equivalents in Religious Studies. Language courses from other departments must receive approval from the Department's Undergraduate Advisor to be counted toward the major field requirements.

Early in their programs, students should consult with the Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Religious Studies for guidance in selecting both required Religious Studies courses and appropriate courses from other disciplines.

In planning their programs, students should bear in mind that language courses and some senior courses are not offered every year.

Students should be aware of Faculty requirements as well as Departmental requirements. See 3.5 Graduation BA with a Major Field.

Students seeking credit by special assessment should consult the Department regarding courses available for credit in this manner.