Sample Four-year Plan for Religious Studies Major
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
18 credits |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| RLST 160 - Introduction Christian Theology |
3 |
| ENGL 103 - Composition and the Elements of Argument |
3 |
| HIST 101 - Western Civilization to 1600 OR HIST 111 - The United States to 1865 |
3 |
| PSYC 100 - Effective Behavior |
3 |
| SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish |
3 |
| Freshman Spring |
16 credits |
| PHIL 100 - Introduction to Ethics |
3 |
| RLST 331 - Church History I |
3 |
| ENGL 104 - Composition II |
3 |
| MATH 111 - Intermediate Algebra |
3 |
| SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish |
4 |
| Sophomore Fall |
16 credits |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| Theological Inquiry |
3 |
| PHIL 310 - Philosophy of Religion |
3 |
| MUSC 109 - Music Appreciation |
3 |
| ENVS 101 - Environmental Science |
4 |
| Sophomore Spring |
17 credits |
| RLST 220 - Survey of Biblical Literature |
3 |
| RLST 333 - Church History II |
3 |
| Religious Studies Elective |
3 |
| COMM 150 - Fundamentals of Speech |
2 |
| SPAN 250 - Intermediate Spanish |
3 |
| ARTS 160 - Art History |
3 |
| Junior Fall |
15 credits |
| VUSM 300 - Serving the Common Good |
3 |
| RLST 260 - Servant Leadership |
3 |
| RLST 410 - World Religions |
3 |
| RLST 348 - Franciscan Theology |
3 |
| SPAN 251 - Intermediate Spanish |
3 |
| Junior Spring |
15 credits |
| RLST 465 - Christian Morality |
3 |
| RLST 280 - Liturgy and Worship |
3 |
| Religious Studies Elective |
3 |
| ENGL 336 - Shakespeare OR ENGL 341 - Greek and Roman Literature |
3 |
| Elective - Upper Level |
3 |
| Senior Fall |
16 credits |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
RLST 481 - Research Writing
|
3 |
| Religious Studies Elective - Upper Level |
3 |
| ENVS 101 - Environmental Science |
4 |
| Philosophy Elective - Upper Level |
3 |
| Senior Spring |
15 credits |
| PHIL 312 - Medieval Philosophy |
3 |
| RLST 48X - Senior Thesis |
3 |
| Electives - Upper Level |
9 |