Religious Studies, General - 4 Year Guide

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1	Four-Year Guide	Religious Studies, General Concentration	BA	102B	2025-26	Appalachian State University College of Arts & Sciences Department of Philosophy & Religion
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3	This four year guide is a recommended semester-by semester plan of study for this major. All four year guides are meant to be an example of how a degree can be completed in four years. Individual plans will be developed for each student in consultation with their academic advisor. Prior credit, course availability, and student needs must be considered in developing the individual plan.
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6	Semester Hours	Course Name	Credit Hr	Min Grade	In Major GPA	Important Notes
7	Semester 1
8	Semester Hrs:	RC 1000	3
9	16	Gen Ed Science Inquiry	4
10		Beginning Foreign Language Course 1	3			*See POS for information on Foreign Language options
11		Ways of Being Religious I Course	3		X	Choose from list on the POS
12		Studying Religion Course	3		X	Choose from list on the POS
13	Semester 2
14	Semester Hrs:	UCO 1200	3
15	15	Gen Ed Science Inquiry	4
16		Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy	4
17		Gen Ed Wellness Literacy	1
18		Beginning Foreign Language Course 2	3			*See POS for information on Foreign Language options
19	Semester 3
20	Semester Hrs:	RC 2001	3
21	15	Gen Ed Placeholder 1	3
22		Intermediate Foreign Language Course 1	3
23		Religion Elective Course 1	3		X	*See Religion Electives information below.
24		Free Elective	3
25	Semester 4
26	Semester Hrs:	Gen Ed Placeholder 2	3
27	15	Intermediate Foreign Language Course 2	3			*See POS for information on Foreign Language options
28		Ways of being Religious II Course	3		X	Choose from list on the POS
29		Minor Course 1	3			A minor is required for this degree.
30		Free Elective	3
31	Semester 5
32	Semester Hrs:	Gen Ed Placeholder 3	3
33	15	Gen Ed Placeholder 4	3
34		REL 3700	3		X	[WID]
35		Religion Elective Course 2	3		X
36		Minor Course 2	3
37	Semester 6
38	Semester Hrs:	Gen Ed Placeholder 5	3
39	15	Gen Ed Placeholder 6	3
40		Understanding Study of Religion Course	3		X	Choose from list on the POS
41		Religion Elective Course 3	3		X	Choose from list on the POS
42		Minor Course 3	3
43	Semester 7
44	Semester Hrs:	Religion Elective Course 4	3		X
45	15	Religion Elective Course 5	3		X
46		Minor Course 4	3
47		Minor Course 5	3
48		[FAD] or Free Elective	3			See [FAD] Foundations of American Democracy in the notes below.
49	Semester 8
50	Semester Hrs:	REL 4700	3		X	[CAP]
51	14	Religion Elective Course 6	3		X
52		Minor Course 6	3			If needed for 18 hour minor. Otherwise free elective here.
53		Minor course 7	3			If needed for 21 hour minor. Otherwise free elective here.
54		Free Elective	2			Take enough Free Elective hours to reach the minimum 120 hours required to earn a degree.
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56		Total Hours	120			Program of Study (POS)
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58	General Requirements Summary
59	Minimum Total Hours		Gen Ed. Hours	Major GPA	Overall GPA	Writing
60	120		41	2.00	2.00	RC 1000 and RC 2001
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62	General Education Requirements - 41 Semester Hours Total
63	Program Categories		Hours	Important Notes – Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
64	First Year Seminar		3	Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year.
65	Wellness Literacy		2
66	Quantitative Literacy		4
67	First Year Writing		3	Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
68	Sophomore Writing		3
69	Humanity and Its Systems (HUM), Intercultural Literacy (ICL) and Sustainability & Climate Literacy (SCL)		18	Choose at least one course from each of the three categories. As part of those course choices, be sure to also choose at least one course for each of the 4 required designations [(FA), (LS), (HS), (SS)].
70	Science Inquiry		8	It is possible to take up to 10 hours of Science Inquiry courses, depending upon your choice of science. 8 hours is the minimum requirement. If you take a 10 hour science sequence, you will have 2 fewer Free Elective hours needed to reach 120 total hours.
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73	You must also meet the Fine Arts, Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and the Social Science Designation requirements. Those should be met within the courses students choose for the SCL, HUM or ICL course requirements. The FAD (Foundations of American Democracy) course can be taken as part of General Education coursework, Major coursework or Minor coursework.
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75	Foundations of American Democracy
76	The [FAD] requirement may be fulfilled with General Education Courses, Major Courses or Minor Courses. Which one is best for a student will depend upon their chosen major/minor. A list of courses that will fulfill this requirement can be found here: LINK to Foundations of American Democracy Information. The General Education Checksheet shows these courses with an American Flag icon.
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82		Major GPA Information				Religion Electives Information
83		Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements.				Courses taken to satisfy other degree requirements may NOT also be counted in this section. Please see a Religious Studies advisor, or contact the department, for a list of suggested tracks: Asian Religions; Religion, Culture & Society; Pre-Graduate Religious Studies; and Pre-Seminary. A maximum of 6 hours of internship (i.e., any combination of REL 2900 & 4900) may count towards the degree.
84	*Foreign Language Requirement Information					Religious Studies Degree Requirement
85	"Foreign language classes can be taken in summer semesters. Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a4th-semester language course (FL 1050 or 1060 or ASL 3374). A higher-level language course that requires one of these courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the requirement. Placement exams are required for several languages. Should a studentplace higher than the beginning level, any lower level requirements listed on the four year guide will need to be replaced with a free elective if needed for total hours for the degree. Please consult with your advisor for more information. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 FL 1030 may substitute for FL 1010 & 1020 for some languages. FL 1060 may substitute for FL 1040 & 1050 for some languages.					At least 18 hours of your Major Requirement courses must be at or above the 3000 level to earn this degree. The Capstone course may count as 3 of those 18 hours.
86	Residency Requirements:
87		30 hours overall must be from App State
88		18 hours in the major must be from App State
89		9 hours in the minor must be from App State
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