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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Religious and Theological Studies, Certificate

Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the certificate: 12

Certificate Requirements

Required Course

Choose one from the following courses

RTS 1100 - Introduction to Christianity Credits: 4
RTS 1560 - Sports and Spirituality Credits: 4
RTS 1610 - Doors to the Sacred Credits: 4
RTS 2000 - World Religions Credits: 4
RTS 2050 - Quest for Meaning Credits: 4

Required Electives

Must take two from the following courses

RTS 1947 - Sinners, Saints and the Sacred Credits: 4
RTS 2200 - Introduction to Hebrew Scripture Credits: 4
RTS 2300 - Introduction to the New Testament Credits: 4
RTS 2400 - St. Augustine’s Confessions Credits: 4
RTS 2425 - Pellegrinaggio in Italia: In Search of Augustinian Community Credits: 4
RTS 2700 - Science and Spirituality Credits: 4
RTS 2800 - Social Ethics: Christian Perspectives Credits: 4
RTS 2810 - Young Adult Playbook Credits: 4
RTS 2820 - Bioethics & Healthcare: Religious Considerations Credits: 4
RTS 2900 - Holocaust: Theology, Reality and Aftermath Credits: 4
RTS 2950 - Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Perspectives Credits: 4
RTS 3030 - Humans, Earth, & the Sacred: Religion & the Environment Credits: 4
RTS 3400 - American Catholicism: God in the City Credits: 4
RTS 3650 - Death and Dying in History, Religion, and Society Credits: 4
RTS 3750 - Christians and Jews: Conflicts and Reconciliations Credits: 4
RTS 3900 - Women’s Voices in the Holocaust Credits: 4
RTS 4400 - St. Augustine Seminar Credits: 4