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Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Culture

Humanities for Public Service Major

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements
RLCL 1004	Introduction to Religion and Culture	3
RLCL 1034	Religion and the Modern World	3
RLCL 2004	Case Studies in Religion and Culture	3
HUM 2504	Introduction to American Studies	3
RLCL 3024	Religion and Literature	3
HUM 3204	Multicultural Communication	3
RLCL 4324	Topics in Religion and Culture	3
Subtotal		21
Major Requirements
Context/Competency Electives
Select two of the following: ¹		6
HUM 1704	Introduction to Appalachian Studies
HUM 3034	Theories of Popular Culture
RLCL 1014	World Religions
RLCL 1024	Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
RLCL 2204	Race and Gender in Religion and Culture
RLCL 2514	Asian American Experience
RLCL 2464	Religion and Science
RLCL 3644	Religion in the Middle East
AINS 3684	Indigenous Peoples and World Politics
JMC 3254	Media and Politics
FREC 2554	Leadership for Global Sustainability
HIST 2275	African-American History
or HIST 2276	African-American History
PSCI 2054	Introduction to World Politics
Applied Courses
Select two of the following:		6
HUM 1504	Introduction to Popular Culture
HUM 3464	Appalachian Communities
APS 4094	Appalachian Community Research
RLCL 1044	Religious Ethics
RLCL 2054	Ethnography: Studying Culture
RLCL 2484	Religion and Politics
RLCL 3144	Language and Ethnicity in the United States
RLCL 4014	Religion and the Public Sphere
HIST 3754	Public History
PHIL 2304	Global Ethics
PSCI 3414	Public Administration
STS 2444	Global Science and Technology Policy
TA 3604	Arts Management
RLCL 4964	Field Study ²	3
or HUM 4964	Field Study
or APS 4964	Field Study
Subtotal		15
Elective Courses
Select 39-42 elective credits		39-42
Subtotal		39-42
Pathways to General Education ^{3 4}
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
Select six credits in Pathway 1f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 3		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select six credits in Pathway 5f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6d		3
Select three credits in Pathway 6a		3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 7		3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120-123

¹: Only 3 credits can be at the 1000-level; at least 3 credits must be APS, HUM, or RLCL).
²: An advisor-approved study abroad program can be substituted.
³: May not be met with Degree Core courses. May be met with approved Context/Competency elective courses.
⁴: 3 credits; may overlap with another Pathways concept.

Satisfactory Progress Toward a Degree

Completion of RLCL 1004 Introduction to Religion and Culture and 12 credits in the major by the semester in which the student has attempted 60 semester hours.
GPA of 2.0 in departmental courses by the semester in which the student has attempted 96 semester hours (including transfer, AP, advanced standing, and credit by exam).

Note: Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites. Be sure to consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog and /or check with your advisor.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum of 120 credits for the degree. Total Credits Completed:
Minimum of 30 credits in departmental courses (maximum of 51 credits). Depart. Credits Completed:
Overall GPA and in-major GPA of 2.0 or above.

Note: In-major GPA is based on all courses taken under I and II.

For more information about the B.A. in Humanities for Public Service, contact Ben Wiley at (540) 231-5033 or wiley89@vt.edu.

Foreign Language Requirement

University and CLAHS Admissions Foreign Language Requirement

3 years of a single foreign language in high school or
2 years of a single foreign or sign language in high school, plus 1106 or equivalent in college (these 3 hours count toward the 120 required for graduation and should be listed as an elective course in VII below) or
if fewer than 2 years of a single foreign language in high school must complete 1105-1106 or the equivalent in college (these 6 hours do not count toward the 120 required for graduation)