If the standard Religion Major does not meet your educational objectives, you might want to consider proposing an individually planned major. The individually planned major is a possibility for highly motivated students with unique interests who wish to pursue a coherent field of study crossing two or more disciplines regularly offered at Whitman.
The process of establishing an individually planned major involves creating an individually planned major committee. With the committee, the student develops a proposal consisting of a title, rationale and a schedule of course work. The proposal is submitted to the Board of Review for approval and is subject to review by the Academic Council.
Recent individually planned majors have combined Religion and History, Religion and Philosophy, and Religion and Studies in World Literature.
Interested students should obtain the Guidelines for the Construction of an Individually Planned Major from the Registrar's Office, and consult with members of the Religion Department as soon as possible in your planning process.
A minimum of 20 credits in Religion. At least one course must be taken in three out of the five distribution areas (see above for specific course listings):
1. Gender Studies/Sociology of Religion
2. Near Eastern Religions
3. Asian Religions
4. Religion in America
5. Modern Western Religious Thought
No more than one 100 level course may be given credit towards the minor.
At least one course in Religion at the 300 level must be taken.
The Department does not allow a P-D-F grade option for courses within the minor.
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