Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts

In addition to meeting the institutional undergraduate degree requirements, majors in the program are required to earn a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of credit in philosophy and religion courses.

The Philosophy major requires: 21 hours in philosophy and nine (9) hours in religion.

No grade below “C” will be accepted in any major course

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Fall 2018 (and beyond) Requirements

The curriculum presents the requirements for students who first enrolled in Fall 2018 or later. In addition to the requirements specified below, these students must complete the civics literacy requirement . Students who enrolled prior to Fall 2018 are under the requirements in effect when they enrolled.

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FRESHMAN YEAR 29 hours

Course Number & Name	Credit Hours
ENC 1101, ENC 1102 Freshman Communication Skills I & II*	6
Mathematics Courses (see GENED course list)	6
Philosophy Courses	6
Social Science Elective (see GENED course list)	3
SPN 1120 and 1121 Elementary Spanish (with labs) or
FRE 1120 and 1121 Elementary French (with labs)**	8

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR 31 hours

Course Number & Name	Credit Hours
Natural Science Course (see GENED course list)	3
Natural Science Course (see GENED course list)	3
Philosophy Courses	6
FRE or SPN 2220 Intermediate French or Spanish (with lab)**	4
AMH 2091 African American History or AFA course	3
Humanities Electives	6
GENED Electives (see GENED course list)	3
Social Science Elective (see GENED course list)	3

 

JUNIOR YEAR 30 hours

 

Course Number & Name	Credit Hours
Free Electives	12
Philosophy Courses	9
Courses in Minor	9

 

SENIOR YEAR 30 hours

Course Number & Name	Credit Hours
Religion Courses	9
Courses in Minor	9
Electives	12

 

* ENC 1121, ENC 1122 Honors Freshman Composition I & II can be substituted for these classes.

** A student earning the Bachelor of Science degree replaces the language classes with elective classes.

 

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