BA Jewish Studies at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts program in Jewish studies offers you a transdisciplinary, cross-cultural and temporally expansive program of study. In the program, you focus both on the study of Judaism as a religion and on Jewishness as a distinct set of cultural values, peoplehood and historical legacy. As with other degree programs in the humanities or social sciences, a BA program in Jewish studies provides you with an intellectual balance and complement to the study of science and technology.

Faculty: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Sample courses JST 210 Introduction to Judaism HST 211 Jews and Judaism in America HST 230 Introduction to Jewish Civilization JST 490 Methods of Historical Inquiry ENG 333 American Ethnic Literature ENG 356 The Bible as Literature What If Current ASU students, see how your courses can apply to another major and find out how to change your major .

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

No programme-specific requirements are published. Admission is to the university: all students must meet ASU general university admission requirements (first-year, transfer, international and readmission pathways).

Domestic applicants: USD 12,177 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the undergraduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit Source

International applicants: USD 22,792 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the undergraduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loa Source

Entry terms: Fall and Spring semesters plus Summer; the estimator lists Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 admit terms. Transfer students may start in multiple terms throughout the year.

First-year applications open on or around July 1. ASU's priority admission date is Nov. 1. The application fee is $55 for Arizona residents, $85 for domestic nonresidents, $75 for ASU Online and $90 for international nonresidents; apply with the ASU application or the Common Application (one only). ACT or SAT scores are not required for admission. FAFSA priority filing date: Jan. 15.

Transfer students apply with the ASU application or the Transfer Common Application; ASU uses rolling admission without hard deadlines for transfer applicants and decisions follow two to four weeks after all items are received. The application fee is $55 for Arizona residents, $85 for domestic nonresidents, $75 for ASU Online and $90 for international nonresidents. ACT or SAT scores are not required.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply

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