1. Religious Studies Courses.
   1. Area C. One (1) course:
      • Any REL-C 100–499
   2. Area A, Area B, Area D. One (1) course chosen from two different areas (two (2) courses total):
      • Area A--Africa, Europe, and West Asia
      • Early Christian Monasticism i
      • Issues in African, European, and West Asian Religions i
      • Introduction to Jewish Mysticism i
      • Christianity, 400--1500 i
      • Christianity and Modernity i
      • The Right Belief: History of Orthodox Christianity i
      • Women in the Bible i
      • Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law i
      • Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion i
      • Gnostic Religion and Literature i
      • Topics in the History of Judaism i
      • Catholic Controversies i
      • Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives i
      • Topics in the History of Christianity i
      • Topics in Islamic Studies i
      • Knowing the Will of God in Islam II: Theology i
      • The Life and Legacy of Muhammad i
      • Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity i
      • Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible i
      • Introduction to the New Testament i
      • Introduction to Judaism i
      • Sacred Books of the Jews i
      • Introduction to Christianity i
      • Introduction to Islam i
      • Sex and Gender in Islam i
      • Ancient Mediterranean Religions i
      • Prophecy in Ancient Israel i
      • Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity i
      • Judaism in the Making i
      • Rabbinic Judaism: Literature and Beliefs i
      • Jesus i
      • Christianity: Christ to Constantine i
      • Studies in African, European, and West Asian Religions i
      • Area B--South and East Asia
      • Religions in Japan i
      • Classical Chinese Thought i
      • Topics in the Buddhist Tradition i
      • Buddhism and Popular Culture i
      • Buddhist Philosophy in India i
      • Studies in South and East Asian Religions i
      • Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions i
      • Embodying Nirvana i
      • Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion i
      • Topics in East Asian Religions i
      • Seeing the Buddha: Buddhist Art of India and Tibet i
      • Bollywood and Beyond: Religion in South Asian Film i
      • Issues in South and East Asian Religions i
      • Introduction to Buddhism i
      • Introduction to Hinduism i
      • Introduction to Chinese Religion i
      • East Asian Buddhism i
      • Tantric Buddhism i
      • Hindu Goddesses i
      • Women in South Asian Religious Traditions i
      • Area D--Theory, Ethics, and Comparison
      • Religion and Media i
      • Problems in Social Ethics i
      • Topics in Religious Thought i
      • Gender, Sex, Bodies, and Religion i
      • Messianism and Messiahs in Comparative Perspective i
      • Comparative Study of Religious Phenomena i
      • Religion and Literature i
      • Topics in Gender and Western Religions i
      • Religion and the Arts i
      • Friendship, Benevolence, and Love i
      • Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism i
      • Religion, Ethics, and the Environment i
      • Religion and Bioethics i
      • Pilgrimage and Sacred Landscapes i
      • From Christian Ethics to Social Criticism II i
      • From Christian Ethics to Social Criticism I i
      • Religion and Personality i
      • Contemporary Religious Thought i
      • Religion and Its Critics i
      • Studies in Theory, Ethics, and Comparison i
      • Religion, Ecology, and the Self i
      • Issues in Theory, Ethics, and Comparison i
      • Shamans, Spirit Mediums and Prophets i
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   3. Seminar. One (1) course:
      • Majors Seminar in Religion i
   4. 300–499 Level Religious Studies. 12 credit hours:
      • Any REL-A 300–399
      • Any REL-A 400–499
      • Any REL-B 300–399
      • Any REL-B 400–499
      • Any REL-C 300–399
      • Any REL-C 400–499
      • Any REL-D 300–399
      • Any REL-D 400–499
      • Any REL-R 300–399
      • Any REL-R 400–499
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   5. 400–499 Level Religious Studies. Three (3) credit hours:
      • Any REL-A 400–499
      • Any REL-B 400–499
      • Any REL-C 400–499
      • Any REL-D 400–499
      • Any REL-R 400–499
   6. Religious Studies Electives. Additional Religious Studies courses, as needed, to reach 21 credit hours:
      • Additional courses from the Area A, Area B, Area D list.
      • Additional courses from the Area C list.
      • Any REL-R 200–299
      • Any REL-R 300–399
      • Any REL-R 400–499
      • One of:
        • Any REL-A 100–199
        • Any REL-B 100–199
        • Any REL-C 100–199
        • Any REL-D 100–199
        • Any REL-R 100–199
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2. African American and African Diaspora Studies Courses.
   1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
      • Survey of the Culture of Black Americans i
   2. African American History. One (1) course:
      • African American History I i
      • African American History II i
   3. African American Literature. One (1) course:
      • Early Black American Writing i
      • Contemporary Black American Writing i
   4. Focal area. Nine (9) credit hours:
      • Arts
      • Visual Arts of the Harlem Renaissance i
      • Art of the Civil Rights Movement i
      • Soul Revue: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • African American Dance Company: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • African American Choral Ensemble: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • Hip Hop Music and Culture i
      • African American Art II: African American Artists i
      • Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes in American Film i
      • Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1945-Present i
      • Seminar in Black Theatre i
      • Motown i
      • History of Jazz i
      • Survey of African American Music i
      • Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music i
      • Art Music of Black Composers i
      • The Cinema of Africana Women i
      • Black Religious Music i
      • Race and Representation in American Art i
      • African American Dance Company: Foundations and Practices i
      • Groups Theatre Workshop i
      • African American Choral Ensemble: Foundations and Practices i
      • Black Music of Two Worlds i
      • Soul Revue: Foundations and Practices i
      • Dance in the African Diaspora i
      • Black Women Artists i
      • African American Cinematic Experience i
      • Photography of and by the African Diaspora i
      • Images of Blacks in Films: 1903-1950s i
      • Contemporary Black Film i
      • Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1767-1945 i
      • Sociocultural Perspective of African American Music i
      • Survey of Hip Hop i
      • Popular Music of Black America i
      • Black Dance History i
      • Literature
      • The Black Novel i
      • Contemporary Black Poetry i
      • Introduction to African American Literature i
      • Recent African American and African Diaspora Literature i
      • Early African American and African Diaspora Literature i
      • African American Autobiography i
      • History, Culture, and Social Issues
      • Research on Contemporary African American Problems I i
      • Racism and the Law i
      • Black Community, Law, and Social Change i
      • Black Feminist Perspectives i
      • Black Migration i
      • Black Nationalism i
      • Advanced Topics in Social and Historical Studies for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
      • Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
      • Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974 i
      • African American and African Protest Strategies i
      • Race, Gender, and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspective i
      • Transforming Divided Communities and Societies i
      • The Black Family in Twentieth-Century Rural America, 1900-1970 i
      • Cross-Cultural Communication i
      • Race, Crime, and Media i
      • Historical Issues in Black Education i
      • The Black Church in America i
      • Atkins Living-Learning Center Foundational Course i
      • History of Race in the Americas i
      • Black Liberation Struggles against Jim Crow and Apartheid i
      • Studying Blacks of the New World: African Americans and Africans in the African Diaspora i
      • Black Electoral Politics i
      • Black Women in the Diaspora i
      • Communication in Black America i
      • U.S. Contemporary Minorities i
      • Slavery: Worldwide Perspective i
      • Contemporary Social Issues in the African American Community i
      • History of Sports and the African American Experience i
      • Modern Sports and the African American Experience i
      • African American Folklore i
      • Black Paris i
      • Black Atlantic i
      • Transnational Americas i
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   5. 300–499 Level African American and African Diaspora Studies. 12 credit hours:
      • Race, Gender, and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspective i
      • Black Migration i
      • Motown i
      • Black Nationalism i
      • History of Jazz i
      • Survey of African American Music i
      • Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music i
      • Art Music of Black Composers i
      • Advanced Topics in Social and Historical Studies for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
      • Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
      • Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974 i
      • African American and African Protest Strategies i
      • Black Feminist Perspectives i
      • Transforming Divided Communities and Societies i
      • The Black Family in Twentieth-Century Rural America, 1900-1970 i
      • Cross-Cultural Communication i
      • The Cinema of Africana Women i
      • Race, Crime, and Media i
      • Historical Issues in Black Education i
      • Contemporary Black Poetry i
      • The Black Novel i
      • Racism and the Law i
      • Black Religious Music i
      • Transnational Americas i
      • Black Dance History i
      • African American Cinematic Experience i
      • Visual Arts of the Harlem Renaissance i
      • Art of the Civil Rights Movement i
      • Soul Revue: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • African American Dance Company: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • African American Choral Ensemble: Advanced Studies and Practices i
      • Hip Hop Music and Culture i
      • Black Atlantic i
      • African American Art II: African American Artists i
      • Black Paris i
      • African American History I i
      • African American History II i
      • Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes in American Film i
      • Slavery: Worldwide Perspective i
      • Research on Contemporary African American Problems I i
      • Early Black American Writing i
      • Contemporary Black American Writing i
      • Black Community, Law, and Social Change i
      • Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1945-Present i
      • Seminar in Black Theatre i
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   6. AAADS Electives. Additional African American and African Diaspora Studies courses, as needed, to reach 21 credit hours.
3. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Major GPA. 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.
   2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
   3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Major Residency. 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.
   5. College Breadth. At least 38 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

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 College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
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 Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   5. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   6. CASE Sustainability Literacy: 1 course
   7. CASE Career Readiness
      1. Career Readiness 1: 1 course
      2. Career Readiness 2: 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.