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Religious Studies - Atkinson
School of Arts and Letters The religious studies program presents students with the opportunity to study the rich and diverse evolution of the Western religious tradition. The program offers a Biblical Studies Certificate; consult requirements under Cross-Disciplinary Certificates. For the BA degree, students are strongly advised to take AK/HUMA 1850 6.00 or AK/HUMA 1860 6.00 to fulfill the humanities general education requirement. Program Note 1: Students may consult the course offerings of the Religious Studies program, Faculty of Arts, to complement their Atkinson program, bearing in mind the need to meet in-Faculty requirements. Program Note 2: With prior permission of the program coordinator, courses with religious studies content that are not listed below may be counted for major credit. Program Requirements BA: 90 credits General education requirements: 24 credits including:
Required credits outside the major: 18 credits. Major: 30 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses. (i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible: AK/HUMA 2300 6.00 (ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of religious studies courses. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above. Upper-level courses: The 90 credits above must include at least 18 credits at the 3000 level or above including at least 12 credits in the major at the 3000 level or above. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major credits must be taken through Atkinson. Graduation: Students must pass at least 90 credits that meet Atkinson degree and program requirements. The cumulative grade point average for all courses must be at least 4.00. BA Specialized Honours: 120 credits General education requirements: 24 credits including:
Required credits outside the major: 18 credits. Major: 54 credits 54 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses. (i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible: AK/HUMA 2300 6.00 (ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of religious studies courses. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level. Upper-level courses: Of the 120 credits a minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major; double major; or, major/minor credits must be taken through Atkinson. Graduation: Students must pass at least 120 credits that meet Atkinson degree and program requirements. The cumulative grade point average for all courses must be at least 5.00. BA Honours: 120 credits General education requirements: 24 credits including:
Required credits outside the major: 18 credits. Major: 42 credits 42 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses. (i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible: AK/HUMA 2300 6.00 (ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of religious studies courses. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level. Upper-level courses: Of the 120 credits a minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major; double major; or, major/minor credits must be taken through Atkinson. Graduation: Students must pass at least 120 credits that meet Atkinson degree and program requirements. The cumulative grade point average for all courses must be at least 5.00. BA Honours Double Major The BA Honours program in Religious Studies may be pursued jointly with any other approved Honours Major bachelor program within Atkinson Faculty, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering that offers a double major option. Refer to Programs of Study. Students must complete at least 42 credits in each major in conformity with the requirements of each program major. At least 12 credits in each major must be at the 4000 level. Refer to Honours program for major requirements. BA Honours Major/Minor The BA Honours program in Religious Studies may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor program within Atkinson Faculty, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering that offers a major/minor option. Refer to Programs of Study. Students must complete at least 42 credits in the major in conformity with the requirements of the program major and at least 30 credits in the minor in conformity with the requirements of the program minor. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level and at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level. Refer to Honours program for major requirements. For Honours Minor refer to the requirements below. BA Honours Minor The BA Honours Minor program in Religious Studies may be combined with any Honours Major bachelor program within Atkinson Faculty, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering that offers a major/minor option. Refer to Programs of Study. Minor: 30 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses. (i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible: AK/HUMA 2300 6.00 (ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of religious studies courses. At least six credits in the major must be at the 4000 level. List of Religious Studies Courses AK/AS/PHIL 2090 3.00
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