Program: Philosophy, B.S. - Southern Utah University

General Education Core (32-35 Credits)

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 .

Degree Requirements

Minor in Math, Economics, or Computer Science: 18-21 credits maximum
(Exact number depends on which courses students select for Core and Knowledge Area Requirements)

Philosophy Curriculum Summary

Philosophy Major Requirements (36 credits)

Required Classes (27 Credits)

PHIL 1250 - Reasoning & Rational Decision Making 3 credits
PHIL 3200 - Deductive Logic 3 credits
PHIL 3300 - Theory of Knowledge 3 credits
PHIL 3400 - Mind, Language, & Reality 3 credits
PHIL 3500 - Ethics 3 credits
PHIL 3700 - Political Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 4010 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
PHIL 4110 - Ancient Greek Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 4120 - Modern Philosophy 3 credits

Free Elective Courses (9 Credits)

PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 3011 - Philosophy: Special Topics 3 credits
PHIL 3350 - History and Philosophy of Science 3 credits
PHIL 4850 - Independent Research 1 to 3 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.S. 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	Any Language

Area Requirement:

There are 24 units required to fulfill the area requirements. All philosophy majors must fulfill all areas:

Area I	Logic	PHIL 1250 and PHIL 3200
Area II	Ethics and Politics	PHIL 3500 and PHIL 3700
Area III	Being and Knowledge	PHIL 3300 and PHIL 3400
Area IV	History of Philosophy	PHIL 4110 and PHIL 4120

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.