2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog

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Philosophy Major

24 credit hours

Required Courses: 6 credit hours

PHIL 220/CLAS 220Our Philosophical Heritage I (E) (WT)

3
PHIL 315Logic and Argumentation

3

PHIL 230 or 236: 3 credit hours

PHIL 230Our Philosophical Heritage II (WT)

3
PHIL 236History and Philosophy of Science (WT) (W)

3

Required Philosophical Ethics Course: 3 credit hours

Choose one Philosophical Ethics course.

PHIL 210/RELI 210Ethical Perspectives (E) (RT)

3
PHIL 260Global Ethics (E) (PW)

3
PHIL 282Ethics in America (E) (US)

3

Required Philosophy of Religion Course: 3 credit hours

Choose one Philosophy of Religion course.

PHIL 200/RELI 200Reason, Faith and the Search for Meaning (RT)(E)

3
PHIL 241/RELI 241Theology and Philosophy in Dialog (RT)

3
PHIL 264/RELI 264Religion and the Environment (RT)(E)

3

Additional Required Elective Courses: 9 credit hours

For the three elective courses, two must be numbered PHIL 297 or higher.

PHIL Elective courses (3 courses)

9

Philosophy Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Philosophy Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]