Philosophy, BA

General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)

FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

 ‡ Written Communication (Level II and Level III)

Courses taken for Written Communication Level II and III may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.

# Scientific Reasoning General Education category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

Courses in Major (30 credits total)

Required (18 credits)

• PHL 240N History of Western Philosophy I: Antiquity & the Middle Ages
• PHL 260N History of Western Philosophy II: the Modern Era
• PHL 307 Ethics
• PHL 490 Senior Seminar

• Logic - Choose one of the following:

• PHL 125 Critical Reasoning
• PHL 226 Symbolic Logic I: Propositional Logic
• PHL 326 Symbolic Logic II: Predicate Logic

• Metaphysics and epistemology - Choose one of the following:

• PHL 303 Philosophy of Religion
• PHL 313 Philosophy of Mind
• PHL 314 Philosophy of Science
• PHL 315 Reality and Knowledge

Major electives (12 credits total)

 At least six credits must  be taken at or above the 300 level. 

Courses used to satisfy the major’s core cannot also be used as electives.

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Foreign Language (0-12 credits total)

• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level I (101) 
• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level II (102)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level III (201)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level IV (202)

Free Electives (25 credits minimum)

 May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation depending on choices made for general education or minor selection.

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Required Minor: _______________________ (15-18 credits total)

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Additional Information and Notes

♥       Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so.  Note:  If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place.  Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.  

♣       Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines.  First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

#       These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

‡        Level II and Level III Written Communications Courses may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  The credits are counted only in one area.

Total credits for graduation: 120