Bachelor of Arts Religious Studies
Program Description
Religious studies is most commonly known for preparing individuals for pastoral ministry. However, pursuing a degree in religious studies also prepares graduates for a wide range of fields and provides them with a skill set that is desirable to many employers.
Why Religious Studies?
Majors and minors in religious studies learn to read, write, speak, listen and think carefully, clearly and effectively about issues which matter deeply to everyone and all cultures:
- Life and death
- Rites of passage
- Ethical reflection and action
- Relationships between self and society
- Faith and transcendence
- Human destiny
- Vocation, meaning and identity
- Service
Admission Requirements
- High school grades (minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average) and class rank;
- American College Test (ACT) (minimum 20 composite ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (minimum 950 composite SAT) scores;
- for those students unable to take the ACT or SAT due to COVID-19 closing testing centers, the following criteria will be used:
- An Academic Letter of Recommendation;
- A graded writing sample of previous academic work;
- An interview with University Admissions personnel;
IELTS Requirements
| Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Overall |
| 6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Remarks:
- Yearly tuition fee is given
- I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $48,176.
