Department of Philosophy

Philosophy BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)	PHIL 102 - Introduction to Philosophy (3cr.)
Breadth Requirement (1/8)	Breadth Requirement (2/8)
First Year Experience	Breadth Requirement (Group D with Laboratory) (3/8)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Free Elective (1/15)	Mathematics Requirement (MATH 114 or higher)
Credits: 14	Credits: 17
Second Year
PHIL 201 - Social and Political Philosophy (3cr.) or PHIL 203 - Ethics (3cr.)	PHIL 301 - Ancient Philosophy (3cr.)
Breadth Requirement (4/8)	Epistemology Requirement* (1/1)
Free Elective (2/15)	Breadth Requirement (5/8)
Free Elective (3/15)	Free Elective (4/15)
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)	Free Elective (5/15)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
PHIL 205 - Logic (3cr.)	PHIL 303 - Modern Philosophy (3cr.)
PHIL Elective* (1/3)	Metaphysics Elective* (1/1)
Breadth Requirement (6/8)	Breadth Requirement (7/8)
Free Elective (6/15)	Free Elective (8/15)
Free Elective (7/15)	Free Elective (9/15)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
PHIL 465 - Senior Seminar (3cr.) (Capstone)	PHIL Elective* (2/3)
Breadth Requirement (8/8)	PHIL Elective* (3/3)
Discovery Learning Experience	Free Elective (13/15)
Free Elective (10/15)	Free Elective (14/15)
Free Elective (11/15)	Free Elective (15/15)
Free Elective (12/15)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

* See Program page for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. This document is not intended to replace advising. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. Students can also utilize the Degree Audit in UDSIS to monitor their progress.