Major & Minor Requirements

Note: This page is designed to assist students, faculty, and advisors by providing degree requirements and recommendations in an easy-to-use format. The course catalogue remains the official source of degree requirements -- please report any discrepancies with this page to the department chair.  

Major Requirements for Philosophy

Nine course credits, including:

• Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 111)
• Ethics (202)
• Logic and Critical Thinking (203) OR
  Symbolic Logic (204)
• Two courses selected from:
  
  • Ancient Philosophy (302)
  • Modern Philosophy: Seventeenth Century (304)
  • Modern Philosophy: Eighteenth Century (305)
  • Nineteenth Century Philosophy (306)
• Four additional courses in Philosophy, at least three of which must be at the 300 level

 Recommended Course Sequence

Several of our courses require sophomore standing. Otherwise, our courses have no prerequisites and students have a great deal of latitude in their course sequence.

Minor Requirements

A minimum of six course credits in Philosophy which include

• Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 111)
• Ethics (202)
• Logic and Critical Thinking (203) OR
  Symbolic Logic (204)
• One course selected from:
  
  • Ancient Philosophy (302)
  • Modern Philosophy: Seventeenth Century (304)
  • Modern Philosophy: Eighteenth Century (305)
  • Nineteenth Century Philosophy (306)
• Two additional 300-level courses in Philosophy