Philosophy, B.A.

I. Major Program Requirements

Thirty-four to thirty-six semester credits of philosophy, including the following:

Required courses (7-9 credits)

PHIL 113	Formal Logic	3
PHIL 495	Philosophy Seminar	3
PHIL 497	Senior Paper	1
	or
PHIL 499	Senior Thesis	1.00 - 3.00

Of the remaining 27 credits in philosophy,

A maximum of 6 credits can be at the 100 level (limit does not apply to PHIL 113, which is required)

At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level courses—minimum does not include PHIL 495 or PHIL 497/PHIL 499, which are required)

At least three of the following courses must be completed:

PHIL 200	Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL 202	Medieval Philosophy	3
PHIL 303	Modern Philosophy	3
PHIL 304	Contemporary Philosophy	3

At least one writing intensive course must be completed

PHIL 256	Social & Political Philosophy(WI)	3
	or
PHIL 324	Ethical Theory (WI)	3

II. Other Program Requirements

1. Six consecutive credits of a modern foreign or classical language
2. For students who choose to prepare a thesis, the director and one reader must be from the philosophy department. The senior paper requirement is waived upon successful completion of the thesis.