Philosophy
Philosophy - BA
This major requires a minor.
Total number of hours required for this degree:
128 semester hours
Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:
30 semester hours
Total number of advanced hours required in major:
21 semester hours
Suggested Sequencing of Major Courses Required for Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Freshman Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Fine Arts course |
3 hrs |
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MATH 1301 or higher |
3 hrs |
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ECON course |
3 hrs |
3 hrs |
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PSYC course |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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TOTAL |
15 hrs |
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TOTAL |
15 hrs |
Sophomore Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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PHIL 2321 |
3 hrs |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
Natural Science w/lab |
4 hrs |
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Foreign language |
4 hrs |
Foreign language |
4 hrs |
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RLST course |
3 hrs |
Sophomore literature |
3 hrs |
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SOCI course |
3 hrs |
Minor |
3 hrs |
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Natural science w/o lab |
3 hrs |
TOTAL |
17 hrs |
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TOTAL |
16 hrs |
Junior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
Minor |
3 hrs |
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Minor |
3 hrs |
ELective |
3 hrs |
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Elective |
3 hrs |
ELective |
3 hrs |
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Minor |
3 hrs |
TOTAL |
15 hrs |
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TOTAL |
15 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
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PHIL Adv |
3 hrs |
Minor |
3 hrs |
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Elective |
3 hrs |
Elective |
3 hrs |
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Elective |
3 hrs |
Elective |
3 hrs |
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Elective |
3 hrs |
Elective |
3 hrs |
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Minor |
3 hrs |
TOTAL |
18 hrs |
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TOTAL |
18 hrs |
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Integrative summative experience:
Students must orally present and defend a paper written on a philosophical topic. The specific topic must be accepted by a philosophy faculty memer.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology |
Foreign language requirement:
Two semesters of the same foreign language
Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor
Philosophy - Bachelor of Applied Studies
Available only to transfer students. This major must have an approved technical field (18-30 semester hours) completed at a community college prior to admission to OLLU. Degree map will be available upon admission to OLLU.
Minor in Philosophy
Total number of hours required in minor:
15 semester hours
Total number of advanced hours required in minor:
9 semester hours
Required courses in minor:
PHIL 2321 Introduction to Philosophy
Prerequisites to the required courses in the minor:
For PHIL 2321: ENGL 1313 & 1314
For all PHIL courses except PHIL 1312: PHIL 2321