Samuelson Chapel
Samuelson Chapel is, of course, a chapel, but it's also home to our campus ministry programs and hosts a number of musical, academic, cultural, religious, and special events throughout the year. You'll also find Pastor Scott, Pastor Melissa, and Rabbi Belle here—they are awesome and always fun to hang out with!
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Faith Community
Religion
⭐ Faith Community
We provide experiences in which students can express and explore their own faith as well as journey with others of different religious and philosophical beliefs and backgrounds.
⭐ Religion
The Religion major allows students to explore their passions, interests, and ideas in an inclusive, student-centered environment. Students study religion at the intersections of culture, history, politics, ethics, conflict, and peace.
The religion major engages students through faculty-mentored research, service and experiential learning, and a flexible curriculum, as our students strive to understand the complex role that religion plays in the world today.
The religion major engages students through faculty-mentored research, service and experiential learning, and a flexible curriculum, as our students strive to understand the complex role that religion plays in the world today.
The Curriculum
The religion degree program at Cal Lutheran provides a solid grounding for students to engage with diverse religious traditions both locally and globally. This program supports the liberal arts emphasis of the University and prepares students to understand and negotiate the myriad complexities of religion they will face after graduation, whether they work in business, local government, social services, education, medicine, administration, sales, or the environment.
Students construct their own individualized emphasis that will prepare them for a variety of careers or further study. The major is structured in a way to allow for the potential to double major in Religion and Political Science, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Communication, Sociology, and more. The Religion minor is also a great complement to many Cal Lutheran academic majors.
Opportunities exist for students to pursue internships, experiential learning, and independent studies, allowing them to explore areas of potential career interest. Students majoring in religion graduate from Cal Lutheran well-prepared for public leadership in diverse religious communities as well as professional studies.
Students construct their own individualized emphasis that will prepare them for a variety of careers or further study. The major is structured in a way to allow for the potential to double major in Religion and Political Science, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Communication, Sociology, and more. The Religion minor is also a great complement to many Cal Lutheran academic majors.
Opportunities exist for students to pursue internships, experiential learning, and independent studies, allowing them to explore areas of potential career interest. Students majoring in religion graduate from Cal Lutheran well-prepared for public leadership in diverse religious communities as well as professional studies.
Your Future
Opportunities exist for students to do internships and independent studies, allowing them to explore areas of potential career interest, and students majoring in religion graduate from Cal Lutheran well-prepared for seminary study. In addition, Lutheran students are eligible for the Associate in Ministry program for lay persons who are certified by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Our alumni study at:
-Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
-Claremont School of Theology
-Fuller School of Psychology
-Fuller Theological Seminary
-Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
-Princeton University
-Washington State University
-Yale University
Our alumni work for:
-A Christian Ministry in the National Parks
-Crossroads Community Church
-ELCA Division for Global Mission
-Grace Lutheran Church
-Lamb of God Lutheran Church
-Lutheran Social Services
-Trinity Lutheran University
-Westlake Lutheran Church
Career paths:
-Youth Pastor/Minister
-Director of Youth Ministries
-Church Programming Assistant
-Director of Christian Education
-Development Associate
-Director of Family & Youth Life
Our alumni study at:
-Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
-Claremont School of Theology
-Fuller School of Psychology
-Fuller Theological Seminary
-Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
-Princeton University
-Washington State University
-Yale University
Our alumni work for:
-A Christian Ministry in the National Parks
-Crossroads Community Church
-ELCA Division for Global Mission
-Grace Lutheran Church
-Lamb of God Lutheran Church
-Lutheran Social Services
-Trinity Lutheran University
-Westlake Lutheran Church
Career paths:
-Youth Pastor/Minister
-Director of Youth Ministries
-Church Programming Assistant
-Director of Christian Education
-Development Associate
-Director of Family & Youth Life
