Philosophy, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 33

PHI 110 - Introduction to History of Western Philosophy 3 credit(s)
PHI 213W - Philosophical Writing 3 credit(s)
PHI 215 - Practical Reasoning 3 credit(s)
PHI 282 - Classical Philosophy: Greece and Rome 3 credit(s)
PHI 283 - Rationalists and Empiricists 3 credit(s)
18 additional credits of philosophy, including 12 credits in third- or fourth-level courses.

Additional Information:

Foreign language through the intermediate level, or equivalent reading proficiency as determined by examination upon written request to the philosophy chair. Greek, Latin, French, German, and Spanish are strongly encouraged.

Also accepted are Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, or Arabic. Still other languages may be substituted by departmental approval upon written request to the chair. Students with double majors either may meet this requirement as stated or may elect the following alternative: one year of a foreign language and either PHI 260W - Language and Form or PHI 361 - Philosophy of Language and Theory of Meaning .

Courses taken to satisfy the language requirement may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.