Degree Programs
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The Religious Studies Major
The Religious Studies Minor
The Classical Studies Minor
The Self-Designed Major
The Liberal Studies Major
The Religious Studies Major
The Religious Studies major requires 40 academic units of credit.
Four departmental courses are required, as is a "collateral" course from outside the Department. (See the Department for a current list of approved collateral courses.)
This collateral course and the remaining departmental courses are chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.
Various emphases are possible (e.g., Asian religions, Bible, Ethics, and Greco-Roman world).
The required courses are:
RELI 23 Hebrew Bible or RELI 25 New Testament and Christian Origins
RELI 34 Introduction to Religion
CLAS 51 Classical Mythology, and
RELI 196 Religious Studies Seminar
The Religious Studies Minor
A minor in Religious Studies requires a minimum of 20 units in the Department:
RELI 23 Hebrew Bible or RELI 25 New Testament and Christian Origins
RELI 34 Introduction to Religion
RELI 134 World Religions
Two Religious Studies electives.
Note: No more than four units will be accepted as transfer units in completing the minor.
The Classical Studies Minor
The minor in Classical Studies requires the following core courses:
A course in language (GREK 11a, LATN 11a, or LATN 151)
A course in Classical Mythology (CLAS 51 or CLAS 115)
Students will also complete three courses from the list below of Classics in English courses, or may substitute courses in Greek and Latin.
CLAS 100 or 102 (History)
CLAS 110 or 112 (Literature in Translation)
CLAS 120 or 122 (Sexuality)
CLAS 130 or 132 (Art and Architecture)
CLAS / GREK / LATN 191 (Independent Study)
CLAS 193 (Special Topics)
Self-Designed Major
Students may tailor their own degree program by using the university's self-designed major option.
Examples of self-designed majors in our department include Classics, Bioethics, and East Asian Studies.
The Liberal Studies Major
Designed for students seeking a diversified major program within College of the Pacific, the Liberal Studies Major includes a breadth requirement, core major requirements, and a disciplinary or interdisciplinary concentration.
The major requires a minimum of 12 courses that fulfill all the requirements of the general education program, and 11 courses that satisfy core major requirements and those of a disciplinary or interdisciplinary concentration, for a total of 23 courses and 82 units.
These 23 courses include the fulfillment of all general education requirements.
Area I: Language Arts (five courses, minimum 18 units)
Area II: Mathematics/Science (four courses, minimum 16 units)
Area III: Humanities/Social Studies (seven courses, minimum 23 units)
Area IV: Performing Arts (three courses, minimum 11 units)
Area V: Pacific Seminar (one course, minimum 3 units)
Area VI: Concentration (three or more courses, minimum 11 units)
Concentrations are currently available in:
Anthropology, Art (History), Art (Studio), Asian Language and Studies, Classics, Communication, Computer Science, French, General Science, Health Science, History, Language Arts, Life Science, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Science, Religious Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre Arts.
Contact 
Professor Martha Bowsky for more information.