Philosophy
2021-2023

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ENGL 100

Fundamentals of English

3 Fall/Summer   C

SK

MATH 102

Survey of Mathematics

4 Fall/Summer   C-

SK

Foreign Language 103

  4 Fall/Summer    

FL

PHIL 101

Intro to Philosophy

3

Fall/Summer    

MJ, GE

General Education (SS)

  3      

GE

TOTAL   17        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.


 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL 205, 206, or 215

Philosophy of Religion, Intro to Ethics, or Contemporary Moral Problems

3     C-

MJ, GE

PHIL 275

Techniques of Philosophical Research

3 SPRING

Prereq: One PHIL course and concurrently enrolled in a second PHIL course.   In "off" years, take PHIL 201

C-

MJ

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3     C-

SK

Foreign Language 104

  4      

FL

General Education (NS)

  3      

GE

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   33        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL 260 OR PHIL 360

History of Philosophy: Ancient 

3 FALL

Prereq: at least one PHIL course

C- MJ

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C- MJ

General Education (HU)

  3       GE

General Education (NS)

  3       GE

General Education (SS)

  3       GE
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.   

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL 201

Logic

3 SPRING

If already taken in first year, take PHIL 275

C-

MJ

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

General Education (HU)

  3       GE

General Education (NS)

  3       GE

General Education (SS)

  3       GE
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours. 

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL 300+ elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

PHIL 300+ elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

General Education (NS)

  3      

GE

General Education(SS)

  3      

GE

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended  for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.  

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL 261 OR 361

History of Philosophy: Early

3 Spring

Prereq: one PHIL course

C-

MJ

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

General 300+ elective

  3      

EL

General 300+ elective   3      

EL

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year  with less than 90 credit hours.  

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

PHIL elective

  3  

see academic catalog for options

C-

MJ

General 300+ elective

  3   If needed to meet upper level requirement   

EL

General 300+ elective

  3   If needed to meet upper level requirement   

EL

General 300+ elective

  3   If needed to meet upper level requirement   

EL

General 300+ elective

  3   If needed to meet upper level requirement   

EL

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours. 

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

General 300+ elective

  3  

If needed to meet upper level requirement 

 

EL

General 300+ elective

  3  

If needed to meet upper level requirement 

 

EL

General 300+ elective

  3  

If needed to meet upper level requirement 

 

EL

General 300+ elective

  3  

If needed to meet upper level requirement 

 

EL

General 300+ elective

  3  

If needed to meet upper level requirement 

 

EL

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 36 2.50 2.0

 

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