College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of History

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• For more information about Religious Studies, see the Religious Studies website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an academic advisor. Current students should also meet with an academic advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Students desiring a (BS) Bachelor of Science degree must complete all of the requirements listed in the sample four-year plan below.

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Students desiring a (BA) Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the language proficiency requirements in one of the following ways:

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language by successful completion of one course at the 2020-level or higher (or its equivalent)  OR
• Demonstration of proficiency in American Sign Language by successful completion of American Sign Language IV (COMD 4920 ) and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Deafness (COMD 4780 ), and by passing an exit interview  OR
• Demonstration of proficiency in two foreign languages by successful completion of the 1020 course level in one language and the 2010 course level in the second language (or its equivalent)  OR
• Completion of an upper-division (3000-level or higher) foreign language grammar or literature course requiring the 2020 course level (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Conversation courses cannot be considered for satisfying this requirement.

For nonnative English-speaking students only, the following options are available:

• Successful completion of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) program for international students  OR
• TOEFL, Michigan, or IELI placement scores high enough to meet the University admission criteria.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the Quantitative Literacy (QL) and Quantitative Intensive (QI) of the student’s choice.

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			RELS 3160: Anthropology of Religion (DSS)  or PHIL 3600: Philosophy of Religion (DHA)  or RELS 4790: American Religious History	3  or 3  or 3
RELS 1010: Introduction to Religious Studies (BHU)	3			Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
Quantitative Literacy (QL) Course	3  or 5  or 3  or 4	STAT 1040 , STAT 1045 , MATH 1030 , or MATH 1050  are recommended		Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Integrated Studies Breadth Course	3
Total Credits:	15-17			Total Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:			Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			Religious Traditions Course (Area 2)	3
Religious Traditions Course (Area 1)	3			Language or BS Requirement	3-4
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3
Language or BS Requirement	3-4			Religious Studies Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Total Credits:	15-16			Total Credits:	15-16
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
RELS 3160: Anthropology of Religion (DSS)  or PHIL 3600: Philosophy of Religion (DHA)  or RELS 4790: American Religious History	3  or 3  or 3			Religious Traditions Course (Area 3)	3
RELS 3990: Theory and Method in Religious Studies (CI)	3			Religious Studies Elective Course	3
Language or BS Requirement	3-4			Language or BS Requirement	3-4
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3			Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3
Communications Intensive (CI)	3			Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3
Total Credits:	15-16			Total Credits:	15-16
Comments By the end of the junior year, students should have identified a Religious Studies faculty member to work with on the capstone.				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BS Requirement Course	3			RELS 4990: Undergraduate Research Capstone	3
Religious Studies Elective Course	3			Religious Studies Elective Course	3
Communications Intensive (CI)	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Total Credits:	15			Total Credits:	15
Comments				Comments