Philosophy - General Option

A student may be admitted to the Philosophy - General option upon making their intention known to the department.

The student must complete thirty (30) credits of coursework in philosophy: 3 credits in an introductory PHIL course (which generally counts toward a UCORE requirement); 3 credits in PHIL 201 to satisfy a logical requirement (which can count toward the [QUAN] requirement); 9 credits toward a breadth requirement (3 credits in each of History, Value Theory, and Metaphysics & Epistemology (M&E)); 6 credits in further study in any of the three main areas; 6 credits in advanced study from 300-400 level PHIL courses; and 3 credits in a capstone [CAPS] course in philosophy.

No course with a grade of D+ or less and no course taken pass/fail will be counted toward the major. The overall GPA for courses in the major must be at least a 2.00.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Introductory PHIL Course [HUM] or [WRTG]1	3
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM], Humanities [HUM], Written Communication [WRTG]3	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
PHIL 201 [QUAN]	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Electives2	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab4	4
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective2,5	4
History of Philosophy Course (Group A)6,7	3
Value Theory Course (Group B)7,8	3
Electives2	2
Second Term	Credits
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Elective22,5	4
Metaphysics and Epistemology Course (Group C)2,9	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab4	4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
Diversity [DIVR]	3
Further Study Requirement7,10	6
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
PHIL Integrative Capstone [CAPS]	3
Electives2	12
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
Advanced Study Requirement7,11	3
Electives2	12
Second Term	Credits
Advanced Study Requirement7,11	3
Electives2	12

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Footnotes

1	Introductory PHIL Course (3 credits): Select one from PHIL 101 [HUM], PHIL 103 [HUM], PHIL 200 [WRTG], PHIL 207 [HUM], and PHIL 210 [HUM].
2	Electives: Students are encouraged to apply electives toward completion of an additional major. Elective courses must include sufficient 300-400 level coursework to fulfill the University requirement of 40 upper division credits.
3	Students must meet UCORE requirements not satisfied by Introductory Course and applicable course must be from a subject other than PHIL.
4	To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.
5	Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
6	History of Philosophy Course (Group A) (3 credits): Choose one from PHIL 314 [M], PHIL 315 [M], PHIL 320 [M], PHIL 321, PHIL 322, PHIL 333, PHIL 390, PHIL 420, PHIL 421, and PHIL 437 [M] not used to fulfill other Philosophy major requirements.
7	To meet University requirements, students are required to complete at least two [M] courses.
8	Value Theory Course (Group B) (3 credits): Choose one from PHIL 220, PHIL 280, PHIL 333, PHIL 360, PHIL 365, PHIL 370, PHIL 390, PHIL 406, PHIL 413, PHIL 425, PHIL 431, PHIL 435, PHIL 437 [M], PHIL 438 [M], PHIL 450, PHIL 460 [M], PHIL 462 [M], PHIL 470, PHIL 472 [M], PHIL 475 not used to fulfill other Philosophy major requirements.
9	Metaphysics and Epistemology Course (Group C) (3 credits): Choose one from PHIL 207, PHIL 350, PHIL 390, PHIL 401, PHIL 406, PHIL 407, PHIL 413, PHIL 425, PHIL 442 [M], PHIL 443 [M], PHIL 446, PHIL 447, PHIL 475 not used to fulfill other Philosophy major requirements.
10	Further Study Requirement (6 credits): Any course in groups A, B, and C not used to fulfill other requirements.
11	Advanced Study Requirement (6 credits): Any 300-400-level PHIL course not used to fulfill other requirements.