Major and Minor Requirements
Requirements for the Major:
The major requires nine courses in addition to courses taken to satisfy the General Education requirement. At least six of these courses must be at the 300- level or above. The courses taken to satisfy the major must include the following:
A. Four core courses:
Metaphysics and Epistemology (345).
Three courses in History of Philosophy chosen from (351, 352, 353,and 358).
B. One course in logic and/or reasoning (206, 223, or 321).
C. One course in ethical theory (311 or 425).
D. Senior Directed Study (450) or Senior Honors Project in Philosophy.
Requirements for the Minor:
The minor requires five courses in addition to courses taken to satisfy the General Education requirement. At least three of these courses must be at the 300- level or above. The courses taken to satisfy the minor must include at least two of the following: 345, 351, 352, 353, and 358.
Philosophy Courses Meeting Requirements in Other Programs:
Several courses in the department are required for other majors or are optional ways to satisfy requirements in other majors. These courses include 218, 225, 310, 331, 335, and 342. Please refer to the description of each course for further information.
Any philosophy course used to meet another requirement (e.g., a General Education requirement or a requirement for another major) may be used to
satisfy a philosophy major or minor distribution requirement. However, the hours for that course will not count toward the Philosophy major or minor. Religion 327 may be counted toward completion of the Philosophy major provided that it is not also used to complete some other requirement.