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Undergraduate Catalog 2014 - 2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2014 - 2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Philosophy, B.A.



Minimum hours required for degree:  120

Minimum hours required for major: 33

Admission to major:  No requirement other than good academic standing in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Major-Field Requirements


Electives: 18 credit hours


Students must complete six other philosophy elective courses, at least five of which must be at the 300- to 400-level.

GPA


The average GPA for all Philosophy courses must be a C (2.0) or better.

Applied Ethics Electives: 3 credit hours (select one of the following courses)


Electives: 15 credit hours


Students must complete five other elective philosophy courses, at least four of which must be at the 300- to 400-level.

GPA


The average GPA for all Philosophy courses must be a C (2.0) or better.

Philosophy Honors Program


Students must complete 8 hours of honors credits AND do an independent research project.

The 8 honors hours can be met by:

  • taking honors courses in philosophy;
  • doing up to 4 hours of independent research or
  • contracting a philosophy course to make it into an honors course.

These credits can all be used towards the regular major, so this does NOT require the student to take more than the normal 32 hours.