Nov 23, 2024  
2024-25 Catalog 
    
2024-25 Catalog

Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies with a Concentration in Religion


(Requirements for the CRES major with a concentration in religion are listed below. Follow this link for the CRES Minor  requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements  

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:


This major requires a curriculum proposal with a course plan approved by the CRES committee and the advisor in the department of concentration.

Total major units: 16

Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group I:


One unit from the following CRES-foundational or CRES-designated courses (CRES-foundational courses cross-listed as “CRES”):


English

One additional unit in the same subject as above


Two Disciplinary Units from Distribution Group II:


One additional CRES-foundational unit from:


Two Units of Junior Year Requirements:


Two units of Thesis:


Recommended but Not Required:


CRES explicitly focuses on the comparative study of race and ethnicity across borders and boundaries. Consequently, the committee strongly recommends as many of the following as possible:

  • Proficiency in a non-English language.
  • One or more units of CRES courses with an explicit comparative/transnational element.
  • Study abroad.