Philosophy
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Total Credits
Minimum Program Hours
Program Graduation Requirements
Only coursework taken for a letter grade will contribute to the requirements; CR/NC course work will not count.
No individual course receiving a grade lower than C- will count for any of the requirements.
The overall grade-point average (GPA) for courses meeting the requirements must be at least 2.0.
Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option
General Education and Bachelor Degree Requirements
Honors Requirements
An emphasis is required for the program:
Students may earn two emphases:
Simple Requirements
From: PHIL 1000 - 5999
Emphasis courses may fulfill this requirement.
At least 3 of the courses taken as part of the total program requirements, must be at the 5000-level or higher. Emphasis courses may be used to fulfill Advanced courses.
Also, any courses with the following subject codes may also be used to fulfill the credit hours.
ANTH, ARAB, ARTH, ASTR, ATMOS, BENN, BIOL, CAMB, CHEM, CHIN, CL CV, CLCS, COMP, COPTC, CRIM, CS, DISAB, DS, ECON, ECS, ED PS, EDU, EHUM, ENGL, ENV, ENVST, ETHNC, FCS, FRNCH, GEO, GERM, GNDR, GREEK, HEBR, HINDI, HIST, HONOR, HPSCI, HUM, ITAL, JAPAN, KOREA, LATIN, LING, MATH, MID E, NAHTL, NAVJO, PCS, PERS, PHYS, POLS, PSY, PTGSE, QUECH, RELS, RUSS, SAMOA, SOC, SPAN, TONGA, TURK, VIET, WLC, WRTG
Students in the Philosophy of Science emphasis require 12 allied hours instead of 15.
The course used for the "History of Philosophy Core Requirement" can also count toward the three total courses needed for this "History of Philosophy Area Requirement."
Exception: Students in the Philosophy of Science emphasis only need to complete one course, instead of three, for this area requirement. (See emphasis requirements below. In most cases, the course needed will be fulfilled by the "History of Philosophy Core Requirement" course the student chooses.)
If PHIL 3350 History and Philosophy of Science or PHIL 3300 Theory of Knowledge is taken for the "Foundations Core Requirement," that course can also count toward the three needed for this "Metaphysics and Epistemology Area Requirement."
Exception: Students in the Philosophy of Science emphasis only need to complete two courses toward this "Metaphysics and Epistemology Area Requirement." In most cases, the two courses needed will be fulfilled by (1) PHIL 3350 History of Philosophy of Science (a Philosophy of Science emphasis requirement) and (2) whatever course the student chooses toward the Philosophy of Science Capstone Focus requirement (under the Philosophy of Science emphasis requirements below).
If PHIL 3500 Ethics is taken for the "Foundations Core Requirement," that course can also count toward the three needed for this "Ethics and Value Theory Area Requirement."
Philosophy of Science emphasis students only need to take one course toward this "Ethics and Value Theory Area Requirement." In most cases, this requirement will be fulfilled by the course they choose for the "Science and Ethics" requirement for the Philosophy of Science emphasis.
Students may use any First Experiences (FE) course to fulfill this requirement, but the listed courses are highly recommended.
With approval, at most one 2000 level PHIL course can be applied toward any one of the 9 total courses required to fulfill the three "area requirements" above: toward the History of Philosophy area requirement, OR the Metaphysics and Epistemology area requirement, OR the Ethics and Value Theory area requirement. The Director of Undergraduate Studies in conjunction with the advisor will be responsible for deciding which area requirement is relevant for any given 2000 level PHIL course.
Earn 12 credits of PHIL 5000-level courses with a grade of B+ or better, at least 1 course each in Area I, Area II, and Area III. The 4th course can be taken in the three areas listed, or a 5000-level logic course from Area IV.
Students will need to sign-up for 4 sections of course with their approved advisor.
The logic course taken for the "Logic and Formal Methods Area Requirement" (from the program requirements above) can also count toward the two needed for this "Logic and Formal Methods Focus Requirement."
HPSCI5900, PHIL5192, and PHIL5450 can be taken for the capstone requirement by permission only.
PHIL 5200, 5210, and 5220 will fulfill the Capstone requirement only if 3200 and 3210 have been taken to fulfill the Logic and Formal Methods requirement. The PHIL 5000-level logic class cannot be used to fulfill two major requirements.
Not all PHIL 5192 classes will count toward fulfillment of the Capstone due to subject matter. These classes are variable topic courses and not all subject matter has a scientific focus. These courses will need to be approved by faculty.
In most cases, this focus requirement will be fulfilled by whatever course the student chooses for their "History of Philosophy Core Requirement" in the Program Requirements.
Any course listed in the Philosophy Core area requirements above can also serve as an elective if not used to clear a requirement.
Complete at least 2 courses from MATH 1000-2999
Complete at least 3 courses from ASTR, ATMOS, BIOL, CHEM, CS, GEO, or PHYS 1000-2999.
Choose four upper-division courses from a single physical & natural science OR social science discipline, from the options below:
Physical and Natural Science Areas
Astronomy: 4 courses from ASTR 3000-5999
Atmospheric Science: 4 courses from ATMOS 3000-5999
Biology: 4 courses from BIOL 3000-5999
Chemistry: 4 courses from CHEM 3000-5999
Computer Science: 4 courses from CS 3000-5999
Geoscience: 4 courses from GEO 3000-5999
Math: 4 courses from MATH 3000-5999
Physics: 4 courses from PHYS 3000-5999
Social Science Areas
Anthropology: 4 courses from ANTH 3000-5999
Economics: 4 courses from ECON 3000-5999
Environmental Studies: 4 courses from ENVST 3000-5999
Geography: 4 courses from GEOG 3000-5999
Linguistics: 4 courses from LING 3000-5999
Psychology: 4 courses from PSY 3000-5999
Sociology: 4 courses from SOC 3000-5999