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Nov 09, 2024
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2016-2017 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG–FOR INFORMATION ONLY]
Philosophy, B.A.
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General Education Core (32-35 Credits)
See General Education
- Core Course Requirements 12-13 credits
- Knowledge Area Requirements 20-22 credits
Experiential Education University Requirement - EDGE Program (3 Credits)
NOTE: As of 7/12/2019, students pursuing this bachelor’s degree are no longer required to complete the EDGE courses for graduation.
See Experiential Education .
BA Degree Requirements (16 Credits)
BA Degree - Foreign Language Requirement (16 credits or proficiency test)
Philosophy Curriculum Summary
Philosophy Major Requirements (36 credits)
Required Classes (27 Credits)
Free Elective Courses (9 Credits)
Other Electives
- Free Electives as approved by the Advisor may be taken to complete BA/BS degree requirements to reach 120 total credits.
Total Credits, B.A. Degree: 120
Six Philosophy Requirements
- Language Emphasis Requirement:
Each student is required to work with a philosophical text in the language that fulfills the BA language requirement. The BS majors must work in a formal language, math, logic, or a computer language. The major must coordinate with a philosophy faculty member, and when necessary with a relevant language (or science) faculty member. The major will produce a three to five page paper that demonstrates the language ability grounded in a philosophical text. This requirement will usually function as part of the Senior Seminar.
Emphasis I |
BS |
Analytic |
Minor in mathematics, computer science, or economics |
Emphasis II |
BA |
Ancient or Medieval |
Arabic, Chinese, Greek, or Latin |
Emphasis III |
BA |
Modern or Contemporary |
Arabic, Chinese, Greek, or Latin |
Emphasis IV |
BA |
Topics – Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaphysics, or Epistemology
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- Area Requirement:
There are 24 units required to fulfill the area requirements. All philosophy majors must fulfill all areas:
- Senior Seminar Requirement:
All philosophy majors must take the Senior Seminar, PHIL 4010 . The course is open to all philosophy majors, not just seniors. Prerequisite: Successful completion of one course in each area of the major. This course is offered every other year in the spring.
- Elective Units:
There are 27 credit hours required in the core for the BA in philosophy. The remaining 9 credit hours may be selected from any remaining philosophy course.
- Grade requirement:
Only philosophy courses with letter grades count. Only courses with a grade of C- or better may count for the major. The overall GPA in philosophy courses must be at least 2.00.
- Residence requirement:
Some of the requirements fulfilled elsewhere may transfer to SUU and count toward the major. Such cases require the approval of the Chair. The senior seminar must be completed at SUU.
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