This publication is the culmination of a project begun in late January of 1974. The first stage was to determine the present status of the study of religion in two year colleges within the United States, using a questionnaire and supplementing that, in some cases, with a look at catalogues or course bulletins. The second stage was to develop different models for beginning courses in religion. The final stage reports both the results of the inventory and the course models, together with some introductory chapters and explanatory comments.