Last Revised: 03/10/2005

Specific Guidelines and Criteria for Courses Submitted in

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Specific guidelines and criteria in Philosophy and Religious Studies are as follows:

1. Freshman- and sophomore-level courses in professional ethics appropriate for general studies should include a substantial introduction to general ethical theory,
2. Courses which focus on specific religious texts may be appropriate so long as they are not taught from a specific doctrinal perspective.

The following course titles suggest content appropriate for general studies:

Introduction to Philosophy	History of World Religions
Introduction to Ethics	Comparative Religions
Critical Thinking	Survey of Old Testament
Ethics and Society	Survey of New Testament

The following course titles suggest content NOT appropriate for general studies:

Introduction to Symbolic Logic	Evangelism
Philosophy of Science	Church Administration