Information about a Bachelors of Arts in Philsophy

• A minimum of 30 credit hours in philosophy;
• At least 21 credit hours (7 courses) in philosophy must be upper level courses, i.e., courses above the 100 level;
• PHI 200;
• Three credit hours in logic: PHI 103 or PHI 250;
• Nine hours in the History of Philosophy including PHI 210, PHI 312 and one of the following: PHI 286, PHI 287, PHI 317, PHI 342, PHI 343, PHI 420;
• PHI 475 Junior/Senior Philosophy Seminar;
• A minimum grade of "C-" for courses to count toward the major.

A Typical Four-Year Program for a Major in Philosophy

• First Year
  Two 100-level philosophy courses
• Second Year
  PHI 200 Problems in Recent Philosophy
  PHI 210 History of Ancient Philosophy
  PHI 312 History of Modern Philosophy
• Junior Year
  Two or three upper-level philosophy courses, possibly including PHI 475 Junior/Senior Seminar
• Senior Year
  Two or three upper-level philosophy courses, including PHI 475 Junior/Senior Seminar (if not taken in Junior Year)

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