Concentrations: Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Philosophy, Religion, Interdisciplinary Religion. See course notes for recommendations by concentration.
Major requirements and their VCCS equivalents (and RBC equivalents if applicable)
JMU Course: PHIL 101, Introduction to Philosophy
- VCCS equivalents: PHI 100 or PHI 101 or PHI 200
- RBC equivalents: PHIL 101
- NOTE: Not required for Philosophy, but serves as a prerequisite for some upper-division PHIL courses.
JMU Course: REL 210, Religion in America
- VCCS equivalents: No equivalent
- RBC equivalents: REL 254
- NOTE: An option for the Religion and Interdisciplinary Religion concentrations.
JMU Course: REL/PHIL 218, Philosophy of Religion
- VCCS equivalents: PHI 265
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: For Interdisciplinary Philosophy
JMU Course: REL 101, Religions of the World
- VCCS equivalents: REL 230
- RBC equivalents: REL 209
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: REL 201, Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
- VCCS equivalents: REL 200
- RBC equivalents: REL 219
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: REL 202, Jesus and the Beginnings of Christianity
- VCCS equivalents: REL 210 or REL 215
- RBC equivalents: REL 220
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: REL 250, Islamic Religious Traditions
- VCCS equivalents: REL 233
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: REL 340, Introduction to Christianity
- VCCS equivalents: REL 246 or 247
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: REL 362, Introduction to U.S. Religious History
- VCCS equivalents: REL 240
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: For Religion
JMU Course: Philosophy course for the B.A. degree
- VCCS equivalents: PHI 100, 101, 200, 227, 260 or 265
- RBC equivalents: PHIL 101, 201, 202 or 203
- NOTE: Not required to transfer; may be taken at JMU. Please Note: PHI 111 and 220 (VCCS) and PHIL 121 (RBC) will transfer but DO NOT count for the B.A. philosophy requirement.
Advising Notes
Please Read: This major guide is a list of all possible major courses offered in the Virginia Community College System. Not all courses may be offered at your community college, and you are not required to complete all these courses in order to transfer. Rather, it’s designed to help you meet JMU major requirements before you transfer, and be better prepared to progress through the major once you arrive at JMU. Please be sure to read the advising notes for additional information on the major.
- Most students will be able to finish the major in two years.
- The B.A. degree requires intermediaxte proficiency in a foreign language and a philosophy course. The philosophy requirement can double-count with major requirements, so philosophy majors will automatically meet it by following the major. Religion majors may need to take one extra philosophy course, depending on courses transferred.
Updated 5/23
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