Major in Religion

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion has the following components, in addition to the regular McMurry general education requirements:

REL 1330: Introduction to Christianity
REL 2310: Introduction to Christian Ministry
REL 2330: Introduction to the Old Testament
REL 2340: Introduction to the New Testament
REL 2350: Religions of the World
REL 4390: Senior Seminr in Religion
PHIL 2350: Introduction to Philosophy

3 hours from REL 334(a-g)
3 hours from REL 3375, 3385, 4370, 4375, 4380
3 hours from 3310, 3315, 3320, 3330, 3390
6 hours of REL electives
3 hours of advanced philosophy electives

The religion major requires a minor in some other discipline as well as two years of a foreign language at the college level.

Minor in Religion

The minor in religion totals 18 hours from the following courses:

REL 2310: Introduction to Christian Ministry

9 hours of REL electives
6 hours of advanced REL electives

Minor in Philosophy

The minor in philosophy consists of 18 hours of philosophy courses, with at least 3 hours at the 4000 level.

Honors in Religion

Admission to the honors program in religion requires at least 60 hours of college work, 15 hours of religion courses including REL 1330, 2330, 2340, and 2350, and an overall religion GPA of 3.25.  Students will complete seven hours of honors course work in religion, including REL 4X96: Honors Tutorial (3-6 hours), and REL 4X97: Senior Thesis.