宗教研究计划是艺术与科学学院的一个跨学科单元，来自整个大学（包括各种学院，专业学校，分支校园和晚上/周末计划）的教职员工和学生参与了该计划。我们的本科课程既介绍宗教的学术研究，也提供文科方面的广泛培训。我们以自身的权利并作为一个视角来研究宗教，以此来观察人类状况，当代人类社会，知识和社会历史，灵性和伦理。从事宗教研究专业的学生或未成年人的职业，目的是从事宗教教育或学者的工作，努力成为具有各种传统的文书或内阁大臣，为进入专业学校做准备，在联合人文学科或社会科学学科中进行研究生教育和/或探索自己最深的兴趣。
The Religious Studies Program is an interdisciplinary unit within the College of Arts & Sciences, with participation from faculty and students from across the entire University, including the various colleges, professional schools, branch campuses, and the eveningweekend program. Our undergraduate program provides both an introduction to the scholarly study of religion and broad training in the liberal arts. We study religion in its own right and as a lens through which to view the human condition, contemporary human societies, intellectual and social history, spirituality, and ethics. Students major or minor in religious studies in order to pursue careers as educators or scholars of religion, to work toward becoming clerical or lay ministers in a variety of traditions, to prepare for professional school, to pursue graduate education in allied humanities or social science disciplines andor to explore their own deepest interests.