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: 36

Any 100-level philosophy course 3 credit(s)
PHI 215 - Practical Reasoning 3 credit(s)
PHI 230W - Ethical Problems 3 credit(s)
One History of Philosophy course from the following list: PHI 282 , PHI 283 , PHI 380 , PHI 382 3 credit(s)
One Applied Philosophy course from the following list: PHI 232 , PHI 241D , PHI 242P , PHI 243 3 credit(s)
One Social and Political Thought course from the following list: PHI 302 , PHI 304D , POL 340 , POL 341 , POL 342 , POL 343 3 credit(s)
15 additional credits of philosophy (Students who meet this requirement by taking the courses below earn a social justice concentration within the major.)
PHI 400W - Philosophical Inquiry 3 credit(s)

Social Justice Concentration

9 credits in one Social Justice area:

Choose from Africana Studies , Environmental Studies , or Gender and Sexuality Studies minor
6 credits in either Philosophy (PHI) or Social Justice Areas (Africana Studies , Environmental Studies , or Gender and Sexuality Studies )