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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Philosophy Major, B.S. (Philosophy Concentration) Suggested Four-Year Program of Study

Philosophy Major, B.S. (Philosophy Concentration)

FRESHMAN YEAR (27 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing	3	ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking	3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy	3	HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 or Compass Core Class	3
Social & Behavioral Science Course	3	PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World or PHIL 3050 - Symbolic Logic	3
Free Elective Course	3	Qualitative Reasoning Course	3
		Free Elective Course	3
Fall Total	12	Spring Total	15

SOPHOMORE YEAR (31 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics or PHIL 2040 - Philosophy as Conversation	3	PHIL 3030 - History of Modern Philosophy	3
PHIL 3010 - History of Ancient Philosophy	3	PHIL Elective	3
Cultivating Artistic Awareness Course	3	Natural Science Course	4
Course in Minor	3	Course in Minor	3
Free Elective Course	3	Free Elective Course	3
Fall Total	15	Spring Total	16

JUNIOR YEAR (30-31 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
Free Elective Course	3	PHIL 4077 - Contemporary Continental Philosophy or PHIL 4087 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy	3
PHIL 4017 - Ethical Theory	3	PHIL Elective	3
Natural Science or Social & Behavioral Science	3-4	History Course	3
Course in Minor	3	Course in Minor	3
Free Elective Course	3	Free Elective Course	3
Fall Total	15-16	Spring Total	15

SENIOR YEAR (28-32 credits)

Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
Course in Minor	3	PHIL Elective	3
PHIL 4950 - Senior Seminar	3	Growing as an Individual and Global Citizen Course	3
Oral Communication Course	3	Free Elective Course	3
Free Elective Course	3	Free Elective Course	3
Free Elective Course	1-3	Free Elective Course	3
Free Elective Course	0-2
Fall Total	13-17	Spring Total	15

TOTAL = 120 credits