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Bachelor of Comparative Study of Religion

About the program

Interdisciplinary study of religion worldwide using humanistic and social-scientific methods.

Courses interpret religious texts
Practices and societies using humanistic and social-scientific methods. Skills stressed are reading and interpreting sources and writing essays. Examples of offerings include pluralism case studies and Christian ethics and contemporary society.

Secondary school completion with transcript, Secondary School Report (international supplement) and midyear report, Two teacher recommendations.

Check the requirements and deadlines: Restrictive Early Action 1 November
Regular Decision 1 January. Apply through the Common Application with the Harvard College Questions and pay the 95 USD fee or request a waiver. Submit SAT or ACT scores
School report with transcript
Two teacher recommendations
Midyear report and a financial aid application. An alumni interview may be arranged. Decisions come mid-December early action or end of March
Reply by 1 May
No deposit required.

Campus	Cambridge
Faculty or school	Harvard College
Department	Department of Comparative Study of Religion
Teaching language	English
Credit value	120
Study pace	Fixed
Post-study stay	1 year
Scholarship note	Applicants may be considered for institutional awards subject to program-specific and international-student eligibility.