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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Philosophy B.A.
Sample Plan: Law/Political Philosophy
Total Credits: 119.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHIL 4101 - Metaphysics : 3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHIL 3601W - Scientific Thought : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHIL 3001W - General History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Period : 4.0 cr : AH, WI
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHIL 4231 - Philosophy of Language : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
CLA 3002 - Career Kickstarter: Finding Internships and Other Career-Related Experiences 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHIL 3311W - Introduction to Ethical Theory : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
PHIL 3231 - Philosophy and Language : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHIL 3234 - Knowledge and Society : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
PHIL 4893 - Capstone: Directed Studies : 1.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHIL 3304 - Law and Morality : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr