BACHELOR OF ARTS in Philosophy

The minimum number of credits for graduation is 124 semester hours.  Of these 124 credit hours, 42-44 are satisfied by the University Core courses (see enrollment information), 42-50  are from the major, and the rest are satisfied by electives (the current GPA-in-the-major requirement is 2.5).

Required courses in the major:

Introduction and Logic:  6 hours

Phil 1113  Introduction to Philosophy
Phil 1103  Logic & Critical Thinking

History of Philosophy (3 courses selected from the following...):  9 hours

Phil 2143  American Philosophic Thought
Phil 2163  History of Philosophy (Ancient and Medieval)
Phil 2183  History of Philosophy (Modern)
Phil 3163  Contemporary Philosophy

Value Theory (2 courses from...):  6 hours

Phil 1123  Contemporary Moral Problems
Phil 2073  Social and Political Philosophy
Phil 3103  Ethical Theory
Phil 3123  Aesthetics

Metaphysics and Epistemology (take 1 course from each group...):  6 hours

Electives (take 5 courses...):  15 hours
Modern Language Requirement:  0--8 hours

All students completing a B.A. in Philosophy shall complete the first two semesters of a second language.  Students may alternatively fulfill the language requirement by proof of academic work in the second language (CLEP test through LANG 1224), four years of high school language courses, or transfer work from another institution.

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