California State University, Fullerton ADVISEMENT

Department of Comparative Religion WORKSHEET

Undergraduate Major B.A. in Religious Studies http://religion.fullerton.edu
Department of Comparative Religion UH-313. ADVISORS:
Dr. Paul Levesque, UH-315; 657-278-5902; plevesque@fullerton.edu Name: _________________________________ CWID: ________________
Dr. James Santucci, UH-312; 657-278-3727; jsantucci@fullerton.edu
Dr. Zakyi Ibrahim, UH-309; 657-278-8241; zibrahim@fullerton.edu Email: _________________________________ Phone: ________________
MAJOR (B.A) IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (36 units)

Dr. Brad Starr, UH-310; 657-278-3917; bstarr@fullerton.edu

Dr. Jeanette Solano, UH-311; 657-278-7554; jsolano@fullerton.edu Double Major? __________________________ Minor? ________________
Courses Required – check chosen course options Units Transfer or Plan to take Completed TDA
other credit (sem/year) (sem/year)
Department of Comparative Religion

Lower Division Requirements (9 units):

1. Introduction to the Study of Religion (3 units/1 course) Pick ONE
(Both courses are usually offered every semester)
_____CPRL 105 Religion and the Quest for Meaning (every semester) or
_____CPRL 110 Religions of the World (WEB & on-campus – every semester)
3
2. Introduction to Western Religious Traditions (3 units/ 1 course) Pick ONE
(At least two courses are usually offered every semester)
_____CPRL 200 Introduction to Christianity (WEB & on-campus – every semester) or
_____CPRL 201 Introduction to the New Testament (WEB every semester) or
_____CPRL 210 Introduction to Judaism (every spring) or
_____CPRL 250 Introduction to Islam (WEB every fall)
3
3. Introduction to Non-western Religious Traditions (3 units/ 1 course) Pick ONE
(One course is usually offered every semester – rotated every semester)
_____CPRL 270T Introduction to the Asian Religions (WEB every fall) or
_____CPRL 280 Introduction to Buddhism (WEB every spring)
3
Upper Division Requirements (18 units):
4. Methods & Concepts (6 units) take BOTH 300 & 485T
CPRL 300 Methods of Studying Religion (every FALL; not in spring)
3
CPRL 485T Major Religious Thinkers & Concepts
(OFFERED EVERY SPRING; not in fall; TAKE IN YOUR LAST SPRING)
3
5. Development of Western Religious Thought (6 units/2 courses) Pick TWO
(At least three courses are usually offered every semester)
_____CPRL 350T Major Christian Traditions (random rotation)
_____CPRL 351 History & Development Early Christian Thought (every semester)
_____CPRL 352 History & Development Modern Christian Thought (every semester) 3
_____CPRL 361 History & Development Jewish Tht: Biblical & Rabbinical (most falls)
_____CPRL 362 History & Development Jewish Tht: Medieval &Modern (most spring)
_____CPRL 371 History & Development Islamic Tht: Beginning to 1258 (every fall)
_____CPRL 372 History & Development Islamic Tht: 1259 to Modern (every spring)
_____HIST/CPRL 412A, 412B, 412C, 417B, 425B, 435A, 466A, 466B (sch. by HIST)
_____HIST 420 The Byzantine Empire (scheduled by HIST department) 3
 Courses Required – check chosen course options Units Transfer or Plan to take Completed TDA
Other Credit (sem/year) (sem/year)
6. Development of Non-Western Religious Thought (6 units/2 course) Pick TWO
(At least two courses are usually offered every semester )
_____AFAM/CPRL 325 African-American Religions & Spirituality (most springs)
_____AFAM/CPRL 337 American Indian Religions and Philosophy (random rotation)
_____CPRL 341 Hindu Tradition to 400 B.C.E. (WEB every fall)
3
_____CPRL 342 Hindu Tradition from 400 B.C.E. (WEB every spring)
_____PHIL 350 Asian Philosophy (scheduled by PHIL department)
_____CPRL 354T Topics in Buddhism (random rotation)
_____CPRL 370 New Religious Movements in the U.S.A. (random rotation)
_____HIST/CPRL 465A History of India (scheduled by HIST department)
_____HIST/CPRL 465B History of India (scheduled by HIST department)
3
7. The Experience of Religion (6 units/2 courses) Pick TWO
(At least two courses are usually offered every semester)
_____CPRL 306 Contemporary Practices of the World’s Religions (random rotation)
_____CPRL 311 Religion and Film (most springs)
_____CPLT/CPRL 312 The Bible as Literature (scheduled by ENGL department)
_____CPRL 333 Religion and Sexuality (random rotation)
_____CPRL 335 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Compared (random rotation)
3
_____PHIL/CPRL 348 Philosophy of Religion (scheduled by PHIL department)
_____CPRL 358 Comparative Mysticism (random rotation)
_____CPRL/CHIC 367 Religion in Latino/a Life (most falls)
_____CPRL 373 Women in Islam (random rotation)
_____CPRL 374 Issues in Contemporary Islam (random rotation)
_____CPRL 375 Conceptions of the Afterlife (WEB random rotation)
_____CPRL 380 Religion and Violence (every semester)
_____CPRL/POSC 381 Religion and Politics in the U.S. (random rotation)
_____CPRL 397 Religion and Science (random rotation)
_____CPRL 400 Religion, the Media, and Contemporary Culture (odd number springs)
_____SOCI/CPRL 458 Sociology of Religious Behavior (every semester)
3
8. Textual Studies (3 units/1 course) Pick ONE
(One course is usually offered every SPRING – random rotation)
_____CPRL 330T Hebrew Scriptural Studies (random springs) or
_____CPRL 331T New Testament Studies (random springs) or
_____CPRL 401T Studies in Religious Texts (random springs)
3
TOTAL 36
NOTES:
 Religious Studies majors may not “double count” CPRL courses for fulfillment of both the major and GE requirements, with the
following exceptions: (1) All religious studies majors may count CPRL 325 (GE D5 & Z), CPRL 337 (GE C3 & Z), and/or CPRL 312
(GE C3) for both the major and for GE. (2) PHIL 350 may count for both the major and GE C3 & Z. (3) Double majors who list religious
studies as their second major may double count a total of 9 CPRL units with GE (plus CPRL 325, 312 and 337).
 Remember to file a “grad check” when you have completed 85 units, and at least one year before your planned graduation date.
 The department name is “Comparative Religion”; the B.A. is “Religious Studies.” 10/3/13