In the past few years, religious studies has become one of the most rapidly growing programs on campus. It includes faculty from more than twenty departments and offers dozens of courses covering all of the world's major and many of its minor religious traditions. The program does not offer a separate graduate degree, but students admitted to a doctoral degree-granting department may pursue a special committee doctorate in religious studies. For information on such degrees, contact the Graduate School.
Religious studies does award a minor to students enrolled for the Ph.D. in other departments.
Ph.D. Minor Students interested in a Ph.D. minor in religious studies select a faculty adviser in consultation with the program director, who must sign the minor agreement form and the preliminary examination warrant. Students are expected to achieve a grade of B or better in four Religious Studies Program courses totaling at least 10 credits at the 300 level or above. Students must register for crosslisted courses from within religious studies rather than from within any crosslisting department.