Philosophy - Pre-Law Option

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

The student must complete thirty (30) credits of coursework in Philosophy: 3 credits in PHIL 200; 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; 3 credits in PHIL 470; 3 credits in advanced study from 300-400-level PHIL courses, and 3 credits in a capstone [CAPS] course in philosophy. The Pre-Law option also requires that the student take POL S 300.

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
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
PHIL 200 [WRTG]	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Electives1	6
Second Term	Credits
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Humanities [HUM]2	3
PHIL 201 [QUAN]	3
Electives1	6
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab3	4
History of Philosophy Course (Group A)4,5	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,6	6
Electives	3
Second Term	Credits
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
Metaphysics and Epistemology Course (Group C)5,7	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab3	4
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,6	4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
POL S 300	3
Value Theory Course (Group B)5,8	3
Electives1	3
Second Term	Credits
Further Study Requirement5,9	3
PHIL Integrative Capstone [CAPS]	3
Electives1	9
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
PHIL 470	3
Electives1	12
Second Term	Credits
Advanced Study Requirements5,10	3
Electives1	12

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Footnotes

1	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.
2	Students must meet UCORE requirements not satisfied by Introductory Course and applicable course must be from a subject other than PHIL.
3	To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.
4	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.
5	To meet University requirements, students are required to complete at least two [M] courses.
6	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.
7	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.
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	Further Study Requirement (6 credits): Any course in groups A, B, and C not used to fulfill other requirements.
10	Advanced Study Requirement (3 credits): Any 300-400-level PHIL course not used to fulfill other requirements.