2022-2023 Undergraduate General Catalog


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)

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.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110First Year Seminar I (FS)

4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

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

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

PHIL 230Our Philosophical Heritage II (WT)

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Third Year

One of the PHIL Elective courses taken during the third or fourth year needs to be an Ethics course (PHIL 210, 260 or 282). 

Fall Semester

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

3

OR

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

3

PHIL Elective course

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

PHIL 315Logic and Argumentation

3

Spring Semester

PHIL Elective course

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

PHIL 332Seminar

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4