TRANSFER FROM CLC:
Philosophy
36 Credits
Transfer Policies
Students transferring from non-baccalaureate institutions to Parkside may generally transfer up to 72 credits earned at non-baccalaureate institutions toward the 120 credits required for degree completion. UW-Parkside may accept additional credits toward the degree where appropriate. A minimum of 15 credits numbered 300 or above must be completed at Parkside.
Graduation Requirements | Philosophy
The following requirements are in addition to the university general education requirements. Please use this guide in tandem with the Degree Requirements Transfer Guide
Requirements for the Philosophy Major | 36 credits
Required Courses | 12 credits
| CLC COURSE | PARKSIDE NAME | PARKSIDE COURSE |
| PHI 122 |
Logic |
PHIL 201 |
| - |
History of Philosophy: Ancient |
PHIL 260/360 |
| - |
History of Philosophy: Early Modern |
PHIL 261/361 |
| - |
Techniques of Philosophical Research |
PHIL 275 |
ELECTIVE COURSES | 12 credits
All majors are required to complete two courses (with one at the 300 level) in two of the following three areas (12 credits):
(1) Ethics, Value Theory, and Social and Political thought; (2) Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind; and (3) Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science. No course may be used to cover two areas at once. This requirement is a total of four courses with a minimum of two at the 300 level. The department will sometimes assign courses to different areas depending on their topics, and majors will be informed of such assignments in advance.
Ethics, Value, Theory and Political Thought
| CLC Course | Parkside Name | Parkside Course |
| PHI 125 |
Introduction to Ethics |
PHIL 206 |
| - |
Classical Political Philosophy |
PHIL 207 |
| - |
Aesthetics |
PHIL 213 |
| - |
Contemporary Moral Problems |
PHIL 215 |
| - |
Politics, Law and Society |
PHIL 220 |
| - |
Modern Political Philosophy |
PHIL 306 |
| - |
Contemporary Political Thought |
PHIL 307 |
| - |
Value Theory |
PHIL 320 |
| - |
Ethics in Criminal Justice System |
PHIL 328 |
| - |
Bioethics |
PHIL 340 |
| - |
Business Ethics |
PHIL 341 |
Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind
| CLC Course | Parkside Name | Parkside Course |
| PHI 123 |
Philosophy of Religion |
PHIL 205 |
| - |
Reason and Reality |
PHIL 204 |
| - |
Topics in Continental Thought |
PHIL 255 |
| - |
Philosophical Analysis (depending on the topic) |
PHIL 305 |
| - |
Metaphysics |
PHIL 315 |
| - |
Topics in Continental Thought |
PHIL 355 |
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
| CLC Course | Parkside Name | Parkside Course |
| - |
Science and Pseudoscience |
GSCI 102 |
| - |
Truth, Knowledge and Belief |
PHIL 203 |
| - |
Set Theory, Logic and Proof |
PHIL/MATH 303 |
| - |
Philosophical Analysis (depending on the topic) |
PHIL 305 |
| - |
Philosophy of Science |
PHIL 310 |
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE COURSES | 12 credits
Choose 12 additional credits of PHIL courses.