Philosophy B.A.

Program Features

30 Credits

Required courses:

PHIL 251	GE: Ancient Philosophy	3 credits
PHIL 356	Rationalists of the 17th and 18th Centuries	3 credits
	Or
PHIL 357	Empiricists of the 17th and 18th Centuries	3 credits
PHIL 457	Kant & German Idealism	3 credits
	And
	two other courses at the 300-level or above	6 credits
	And
	15 additional Philosophy credits	15 credits

Additional Requirements:

• No more than one 100-level course in Philosophy (or transferred course equivalent to a 100-level course) may count toward the major.
• No more than 15 transferred credits may count toward the major.
• Completion of the Foreign Language Competency.

PHIL 110, PHIL 221, PHIL 231, and PHIL 251 are taught every year.

All other courses are offered on a two-year rotation. 

Therefore, the order of years 3 and 4 in the Program Curriculum may be switched, depending on the year of entry. The students may start taking 200-level elective courses with prerequisites once PHIL 110 has been completed. 300- and 400-level courses should not be taken at least until the second year.

Program Curriculum Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

PHIL 110	GE: Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
	Foreign Language I	3 credits
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Natural Sciences	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

	PHIL 200-level course	3 credits
	Foreign Language II	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Arts & Letters	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Natural Sciences	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Sophomore Year

Fall

PHIL 251	GE: Ancient Philosophy	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Arts & Letters	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Natural Sciences	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

	PHIL 200-level or 300-level course	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Natural Sciences	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Junior Year

Fall

	300- or 400-level Philosophy course	3 credits
	300- or 400-level Philosophy course	3 credits
	Fitness Electives	2 credits
	General Education Elective - Natural Sciences	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Elective	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

	300- or 400-level Philosophy course	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Senior Year

Fall

PHIL 356	Rationalists of the 17th and 18th Centuries	3 credits
PHIL 357	Empiricists of the 17th and 18th Centuries	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

PHIL 457	Kant & German Idealism	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Total Credit Hours: 120

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3601. www.esu.edu/phil