1. Intermediate Hebrew or Yiddish. One (1) course:
   • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II i
   • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II i
   • GER-Y 250 Intermediate Yiddish II i
2. Introduction to Jewish History I. One (1) course:
   • JSTU-J 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • HIST-H 251 Introduction to Jewish History: From the Bible to Spanish Expulsion i
   • REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible i
3. Introduction to Jewish History II. One (1) course:
   • JSTU-J 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present i
   • HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present i
4. Electives. 21 additional credit hours, including six (6) courses at the 300–499 level, selected from the following:
   • Jewish Studies Program (JSTU) courses
     • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II i
     • Any JSTU-C 100–499
     • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I i
     • JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II i
     • JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition i
     • JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew) i
     • JSTU-H 399 Readings for Honors in Jewish Studies i
     • JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 477 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
     • JSTU-H 499 Honors Thesis i
     • Any JSTU-J 100–499 except JSTU-J 251; JSTU-J 252
     • Any JSTU-L 100–499
     • JSTU-X 376 Professional Leadership & the Jewish Community i
     • JSTU-X 395 Global Experience in Jewish Studies i
     • JSTU-X 490 Individual Readings in Jewish Studies i
     • JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew i
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   • Courses offered by other departments and programs
     • ARTH-A 245 Jewish Art i
     • CMLT-C 100 Freshman Seminar (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 3)) i
     • CMLT-C 301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (Approved topics: "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 7)) i
     • CMLT-C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (Approved topics: "YIDDISH LIFE: ON PAGE, ON STAGE, ON SCREEN" (TPC 2)) i
     • CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture (Approved topics: "GHETTO SHTETL AND BEYOND" (TPC 2); "YIDDISH & JEWISH IDENTITY AFTER THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 1)) i
     • CMLT-C 400 Studies in Comparative Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • CMLT-C 405 Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "POWER, POLITICS AND PIETY" (TPC 31); "QUESTION OF IDENTITY: JUDAISM" (TPC 30); "REPRESENTING THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 1); "WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?" (TPC 37)) i
     • ENG-L 241 American Jewish Writers i
     • ENG-L 367 Literature of the Bible i
     • ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature i
     • ENG-L 460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, and Theme (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "EUROPEAN ANTI-SEMITISM" (TPC 19)) i
     • EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 21)) i
     • GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 4); "ANNE FRANK: HER DIARY IN PERSPECTIVE" (TPC 2)) i
     • GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature i
     • GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture i
     • GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture i
     • HIST-A 379 Issues in Modern United States History (Approved topics: "HOLOCAUST IN AMERICAN MEMORY" (TPC 7)) i
     • HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History (Approved topics: "THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT BETWN EUROPE/PALESTINE/ISRAEL" (TPC 33); "VIOLENCE IN EUROPE 1900-1945" (TPC 28); "WAR AND VIOLENCE-20TH CENTURY EUROPE" (TPC 15)) i
     • HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History (Approved topics: "ANTI-SEMITISM SINCE THE ENLIGHTENMENT" (TPC 17)) i
     • HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust i
     • HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery i
     • HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World i
     • HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust i
     • HIST-B 324 Zionism and the State of Israel i
     • HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain i
     • HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-C 230 Israel: History, Society, Culture i
     • HIST-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History (Approved topics: "JEWS, CHRISTIANS,MUSLIMS IN MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN" (TPC 16); "MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, AND JEWS" (TPC 13)) i
     • HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History i
     • HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe i
     • HIST-H 259 American Jewish History i
     • HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
     • HIST-J 400 Seminar in History (Approved topics: "ANTISEMITISM & JEWISH RESPNS" (TPC 29); "JEWISH EMANCIPATION" (TPC 16); "MODERN JEWISH CULTURAL HISTORY" (TPC 70); "PERPETRATING GENOCIDE" (TPC 168); "PERPETRATORS OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 123)) i
     • HIST-W 300 Issues in World History (Approved topics: "REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS" (TPC 307)) i
     • HIST-W 335 The History of Genocide (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place (Approved topics: "ANNE FRANK AND HITLER" (TPC 5); "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 12)) i
     • HON-H 303 Interdepartmental Colloquia (Approved topics: "AMERICAN JEWISH WRITERS" (TPC 11); "LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST" (TPC 4); "POETICS OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE" (TPC 5); "THE AGNOSTIC BIBLE" (TPC 16); "THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE" (TPC 305)) i
     • HON-H 304 Interdepartmental Colloquia (Approved topics: "REFUGEES MIGRANTS FROM ELLIS ISLAND TO BUDAPEST" (TPC 308)) i
     • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND TO BUDAPEST" (TPC 311)) i
     • MELC-M 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture and Society (Approved topics: "PROSTITUTE,HOMEMAKER,CEO" (TPC 27)) i
     • MELC-M 214 Multiple Voices of Israeli Society i
     • MELC-M 216 Israeli Inequality in Context i
     • MELC-M 303 Issues in Middle Eastern History (Approved topics: "JEWISH PHILOSOPHY IN MEDIEVAL WORLD" (TPC 9); "MUSLIM SPAIN" (TPC 12)) i
     • MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • NELC-N 260
     • NELC-N 360
     • PHIL-P 205
     • PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism i
     • POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics i
     • REL-A 202 Issues in African, European, and West Asian Religions (Approved topics: "WOMEN IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY" (TPC 1)) i
     • REL-A 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible i
     • REL-A 220 Introduction to the New Testament i
     • REL-A 230 Introduction to Judaism i
     • REL-A 235 Sacred Books of the Jews i
     • REL-A 300 Studies in African, European, and West Asian Religions (Approved topics: "RABBINIC JUDAISM" (TPC 9); "TORAH, TEMPLE AND GOD IN ANCIENT JUDAISM" (TPC 8); "UNDERSTANDING THE RABBINIC MIND" (TPC 1)) i
     • REL-A 305 Ancient Mediterranean Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-A 315 Prophecy in Ancient Israel i
     • REL-A 316 Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity i
     • REL-A 317 Judaism in the Making i
     • REL-A 318 Rabbinic Judaism: Literature and Beliefs i
     • REL-A 321 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity i
     • REL-A 335 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism i
     • REL-A 375 Women in the Bible i
     • REL-A 415 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion (Approved topics: "RABBINIC AND TALMUDIC LITERATURE" (TPC 1)) i
     • REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism (Approved topics: "BIBLE AND BEYOND-READING EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE" (TPC 17); "TALMUD" (TPC 9); "THE STRUGGLE FOR THE HOLY LAND" (TPC 14)) i
     • REL-A 440 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives i
     • REL-A 450 Topics in the History of Christianity (Approved topics: "PILGRIMS AND EXILES" (TPC 3)) i
     • REL-C 230 American Jewish History i
     • REL-C 323 Jews and Race in the United States i
     • REL-D 300 Studies in Theory, Ethics, and Comparison (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-D 362 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism i
     • REL-D 410 Topics in Religious Thought (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims i
     • REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (Approved topics: "JEWISH CRITICS OF ZIONISM" (TPC 313)) i
     • MUS-M 410 Composer or Topic (Approved topics: "AMERICAN JEWISH POPULAR MUSIC" (TPC 61); "MUSIC IN JUDAISM" (TPC 48)) i
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5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
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2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
   4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
   5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.