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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy, BA


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Philosophy Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

                                    
MAJOR PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy  — PHIL 210 - Ethics   3 3
GE WRTG – SPCH WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition  — COMM 100 - (FYOC) Public Speaking *                                                                                            3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102/102L - (FYDT) Computing and Information Literacy *   3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE QUAN QUAN ELECT - Quantitative Elective 3  
GE NSCI – S/BH NCSI ELECT - Natural Science Elective — S/BH ELECT - Soc/Beh. Elective 3 3
GE FSEM First Year Seminar 3    
    15 15

Second Year

   
MAJOR PHIL 215 - (P) Logic  or PHIL 240 - (P) Logic and Written Discourse  or  PHIL 305 - (P) Symbolic Logic  — Philosophy Elective 3 3
GE T/RS T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible  — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology   3 3
GE HUMN LANG ELECT - Humanities Electives1 3 3
GE S/BH – NSCI S/BH ELECT - Soc./Beh. Elective — NSCI ELECT - Nat. Sci. Elective 3 3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Elective - Free Elective 3 3
    15 15

Third Year

   
MAJOR  PHIL 200 or 300 or 400 level - Philosophy Electives 3 6
COGNATE  COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives2 9 9
GE ELECT  FREE ELECT -  Free Electives 3 3
    15 18

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR PHIL 300 or 400 level - Philosophy Electives** 6 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives2 9 9
GE ELECT FREE ELECT -  Free Electives 3 3
                                                       18 15
 

Total: 126 Credits

1 Foreign language is recommended by department.

2 In the Cognate area of 36 hours, the department requires that 12 credits be focused in one field. It should be noted that 6 credits not required by the department in the major area are added to the free area in senior year. These may be taken in any field, including Philosophy.

3 The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement.  Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester.  Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100  and C/IL 102/102L -C/IL 104 .  In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced.  Consult with your advisor if you have questions.

** Of the seven electives for the major, at least two must be at the 300-level or higher, and at least one must be at the 400-level.