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2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Philosophy (BA in Philosophy)


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Required Credit Hours: 30


(Those who wish to prepare for graduate study in philosophy or in a related discipline will normally take more than this required minimum.)

Major Writing Requirement:


Successful completion of two 400 level courses, with a grade of C- or better.

Core Requirements:


A program for each major will be developed through consultation with a member of the philosophy faculty acting as a major advisor. Each program major must fulfill the following requirements:

History of Philosophy:


At least two courses, one selected from each group:

Logic Course:


NOTE:


If MATH214 is used to satisfy the Logic requirement, then PHIL301 cannot be counted toward the required credit hours for the major.

Seminars:


At least two 400-level seminars (exclusive of PHIL 441 , PHIL 442 , PHIL 460 , PHIL 495  and PHIL 496 )

Note:


The same course cannot be used to satisfy more than one of the above Core Requirements. Majors are strongly encouraged to complete the History of Philosophy, Value Theory, and Metaphysics & Epistemology; requirements before the end of the junior year.

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