BA Religious Studies at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Apart from requirements that apply to all students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the only prerequisites for Religious Studies students are an interest in cross-cultural work in different historical periods and a curiosity about the many ways that human communities--past and present--have devised for creating worlds in which to live and act. A 2.0 grade point average in the major is required for completion of the degree.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Religious Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

Courses in the listed curriculum include REL 100 Intro To Religious Studies, REL 105 Honors Intro Relig Stdy, REL 102 Religions of World, REL 490 Senior Capstone Seminar 1.

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Entry requirements

Students are encouraged to declare a major no later than the fourth semester of full-time enrollment (or at 61 semester hours for transfer students), but students are still able to declare the major beyond these recommendations. Students can declare a major by meeting with an academic advisor and requesting the major be added to their academic record. Prospective majors and double-majors should contact the religious studies office to make an appointment with the REL undergraduate advisor to discuss their career goals and academic interests. Although the normal prerequisite to enroll in 300 and 400 upper-level REL courses is at least junior standing, the Department is prepared to make exemptions. Please talk to the professor or the Undergraduate Director if you are not yet a junior but are interested in any of our upper-level courses. University-level freshman admission (not programme-specific): 4 units English, 3 units mathematics, 3 units natural sciences (two with labs) and 10 other academic units; ACT or SAT is required if the cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0 for 2027 entry (all applicants for 2028 entry).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

First-year priority deadlines: November 2 for Spring entry and December 4 for Summer/Fall entry. Applications are accepted through the UA Undergraduate App, and first-time freshmen may also apply through the Common App.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer/Fall entry. The application fee is $50 (nonrefundable); Alabama residents applying via the UA Undergraduate App pay no fee.

First-year applicants for a 2027 entry term must submit an ACT or SAT score if their cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0; all students applying to enroll in 2028 must submit test scores.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

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