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 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Five-Year Academic Plan 2024-2025
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 College of Arts, Languages & Letters
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religious Traditions and Ancient Civilizations/Master of Arts (MA) in Religious Traditions of Asia and the Pacific (RTA)
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Religious Traditions Track
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This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.
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Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4 [1]Grad Year 2 [1]
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FallFallFallFallFall
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CLAS/REL (100 level)3CLAS/REL (200-400 level)3*CLAS/REL 300*3REL 600/6033REL 600/6033
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GenEd/Electives12[gateway]REL 601/6053REL 601/6053
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DY1GenEd/Electives11GenEd/Electives6REL (400-600 level)3
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GenEd/Electives12REL 688/700 [2]3
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Credits15Credits16Credits14Credits12Credits12
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SpringSpringSpringSpringSpring
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CLAS/REL (200 level)3CLAS/REL (300-400 level)3CLAS/REL 3043REL 602/6043REL 602/6043
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GenEd/Electives15CLAS/REL (300-400 level)3GenEd/Electives9REL (400-600 level)3
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GenEd/Electives15REL (400-600 level) [2]3
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GenEd/Electives9
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Credits18Credits18Credits15Credits12Credits9
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Summer
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Total Credits33Total Credits67Total Credits96Total Credits120Total Credits141
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Key:
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REL
REL undergraduate elective courses that may be counted toward the major in RTA.
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REL
REL undergraduate courses that are required for the major in RTA.
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*REL*
REL undergraduate course that is required for the major and is the gateway course for the BA/MA in RTA.
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A grade of B or above is required.
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REL
REL courses that can be counted toward the MA in RTA.
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REL
REL graduate courses that can be counted toward both the BA and MA in RTA.
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A grade of B or above is required.
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GenEd/Electives
Undergraduate courses that satisfy GenEd and elective requirements outside of the RTA major.
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Notes:
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[1] There are six required graduate courses for the MA, namely REL600 - REL605. Each is offered once every two years. Thus, first-year graduate students will
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take whichever three are offered during their combined senior/graduate year and the remaining three in the following year.
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[2] REL688 (Plan B Research) and REL700 (Thesis Research) are available on demand for students who have advanced to candidacy. Plan A students may take up
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to 6 units of REL700. Plan B students may take up to three units of REL688.
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[3] See note [2] above. REL700 is only available for students who have selected Plan A (thesis).
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