Requirements
General Education Requirements (32 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Arts and Fine Arts (6 Credits) Two out of three disciplines: ART History, MUS History or COM Speech Communication
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Credits) Three out of four: History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
Mathematics (3 Credits)
Science (3 Credits)
Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits)
Physical Education (1 Credit)
Core Course (4 credits)
NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 32, because the following Major and Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirement: PHI 1000/2900, and the ETH 2500 Any Ethics course. The Languages and Languages/Literature requirements are met as 6 credits of Related Requirements.
Major Requirements (36 Credits)
Complete either (3 Credits)
Complete ETH 2500 or any Ethics course (3 Credits)
ETH 2500 | Ethics: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Any ETH Course | |
Complete one History of Philosophy courses (3 Credits)
PHI 2150 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
PHI 2170 | Nineteenth Century Philosophy: Freedom and Revolution | 3 |
PHI 2610 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
Complete one Philosophy course (3 Credits)
PHI 2200 | Philosophy from the Margins: Native American, Latin American and Africana Philosophy | 3 |
PHI 2800 | Gender and Philosophy | 3 |
PHI 2810 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
Complete three Philosophy/Ethics Elective courses (9 Credits)
Related Requirements (6 Credits)
Languages (3 Credits)
Allowed Languages courses are: ARA, CHI, ESL, FRE, ITA, SPA.
Note: (No ASL) Refer to the General Education Section of the Catalog for appropriate courses.
Second Languages or Literature (3 Credits)
Allowed Languages courses are: ARA, CHI, ESL, FRE, ITA, SPA.
Note: (No ASL) Refer to the General Education Section of the Catalog for appropriate courses.
Electives (46 Credits)
20 Elective credits must be Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.A. degree. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Recommended elective courses in consultation with advisor:
Generally, majors considering graduate work are strongly encouraged to take elective courses in areas that will improve their critical thinking and oral and written communications skills (e.g., English, history, political science, communication arts, sociology or theology), to take additional upper-level philosophy classes or to take classes in a foreign language that will develop their language proficiency. Philosophy majors are also invited to take classes that are interesting and engaging to them from any academic discipline (e.g., art, music, science, math, etc.).
All Philosophy majors not doing Pre-Law will be strongly encouraged to have a second major. Currently the Philosophy department has collaborative arrangements for double majors with numerous academic departments.
Total Credit Hours: 120