Four Year Plans
Philosophy BA
This guide is for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. For official program requirements, please refer to the academic catalog and your degree audit. To complete the program in 4 years, students will need to enroll in an average of 15 credits (5 classes) per semester.
Degree requirements are made up of core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E).
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First Year
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Semester 1
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL 101 or
PHIL 189
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Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy Core Seminar
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3
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M
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XXX 101
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Elementary Spanish or French I
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3
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M
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Core/Elective
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3
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C/E
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Core/Elective
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3
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C/E
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Core/Elective
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3
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C/E
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First Year
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Semester 2
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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COMM 201SI
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Principles of Speech Communication
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3
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M
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PHIL 212
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Ethics
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3
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M
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XXX 102
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Elementary Spanish or French II
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3
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M
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Core/Elective
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3
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C/E
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Core/Elective
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3
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C/E
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Second Year
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Semester 3
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL 330
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Symbolic Logic
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Cross-listed with MATH 330
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3
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M
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XXX 201
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Intermediate Spanish or French I
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Second Year
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Semester 4
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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M
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XXX 202
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Intermediate Spanish or French II
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3
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M
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PHIL 301 or
PHIL 303
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Ancient Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Third Year
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Semester 5
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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C
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Third Year
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Semester 6
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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M
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XXX XXXWI
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Any Writing Intensive Course
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Fourth Year
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Semester 7
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Fourth Year
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Semester 8
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Prefix/Number
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Course Title
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Prerequisites/Comments
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Crs
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Area
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Sem
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PHIL XXX
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Philosophy Elective
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3
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M
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Core/ Elective
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3
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C / E
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Credit Distribution
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Area
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Notes
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Credits
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Major (M)
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Required major courses
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36
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Core (C)
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Choose from list below. May be satisfied by major courses
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37
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Electives (E)
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Can be satisfied with concentration, minor, second major courses
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47
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Total
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120
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Core Courses (40 credits)
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Area
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Course(s)
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Planned
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Core Seminar
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JU 189. JU 159, JU 169 or JU 175, if eligible.
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Economics
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ECON 189 or 201
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English
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ENGL 103 (depending on placement, student may need ENGL 101 first). 'C-' or better required.
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NOTE: All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the term. Students not passing this exit exam are required to enroll in ENGL 214WI prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not necessary to pass this exam to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214WI counts as an elective course.
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English (Lit)
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ENGL 189, 202, 203, 204, or 206
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Fine Arts
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Three hours in ART, ARH, DANC, MUS, or THEA
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Global Studies
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One202‐level(orabove)foreignlanguagecourseorequivalent
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History
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One three-credit HIST course at the 100- or 200-level
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Humanities
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Any HUM-xxx course (Pre-reqs: ENGL 103 and English/Literature core requirement)
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Lab Science
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100-level natural science with a lab (four credit hours total)
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Mathematics
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MATH 110, 112, 114 (pre-req: C minimum in MATH 104 or Math placement), or MATH 140 (pre-req: C minimum in MATH 110)
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Philosophy
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Satisfied by major
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Social Science
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GEOG 189 or 200; POL 189, 205 or 208; PSYC 189 or 201; SOC 189 or 203
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Technology
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CS 150, DSIM 203RI, GEOG 250TI, MUS 150 (co-req: MUS 142), or a Technology Intensive (TI) course in the major approved by the department as an equivalent.
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General Requirements for All bachelor's degrees •A minimum of 120 credit hours earned with a minimum of 30 credit hours completed at JU. •A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU. •A student must satisfy all requirements of the University Core Curriculum in addition to all major and degree requirements. •A student is responsible for meeting the specific graduation requirements of the selected major and degree. A student who pursues more than one major must meet all degree requirements for each major. •A student must have at least a "C" (2.0) average in the major. •At least 12 credit hours in the major in courses numbered 300 or above must be completed at JU. •A minimum of forty-two credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. •At least one each of an upper-level Writing-Intensive and Speech-Intensive course (designated with a “WI” or “SI” in the course number; may be satisfied by courses already required for major). •At least 3 credit hours in Experiential Learning (defined as Undergraduate Research, Research Intensive with “RI” designation, Internship, Study Abroad, or Service Learning; may be satisfied by courses already required for major). NOTE: This four-year plan is meant to be a guide. For full degree requirements, please consult the academic catalog.
Notes for Philosophy majors:
· A Philosophy major consists of at least 30 credit hours of philosophy courses and a maximum of 42 credit hours.
· At least four of the six elective courses in the major must be at the 300-level or above.
· All Philosophy majors must satisfy the University writing requirement by taking a writing intensive course, such as ENGL 302WI (Writing: Exposition) or ENGL 304WI (Writing: Argumentation).
· All Philosophy majors must satisfy the University speech requirement by taking a speech intensive course, such as Principles of Speech Communication (COMM201SI).
· PHIL 189 (Core Seminar) and PHIL 375 (Special Topics) may be repeated for credit with topic change for the course.
· The Philosophy major is offered as a Bachelor of Arts Degree only. Foreign language through the 202 level is required for all BA degrees.