Students majoring in philosophy must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in philosophy with at least 21 semester hours at the 300-level or above.
- Philosophy, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Must have a minor consisting of 21 credit hours, at least 12 credit hours at the 300-level or higher.
- Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
Degree Requirements:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Composition | 6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 12 | |
12 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts chosen from the following categories below | ||
| Fine Arts: Choose one | 3 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| Literature: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
Students must have a two course sequence in either Literature or History. | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| Humanities: | 6 | |
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
PHL 201 | ||
Mathematics and Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics: Choose one | 3-4 | |
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences: Choose two | 8 | |
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III | ||
| History and Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| 12 hours of History and Social and Behavioral Sciences chosen from the following categories below | ||
| History: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two or three | 6-9 | |
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional | 19 | |
Any WLC course at the 100 or 200 level | ||
Pre-professional Electives 2 | ||
Choose additional courses from the above listed Humanities, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Sciences, History, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. | ||
| Philosophy Courses | 30 | |
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
PHL 201 | ||
| ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | ||
| MODERN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| RESEARCH SEMINAR | ||
| METAPHYSICS | ||
or PHL 402 | EPISTEMOLOGY | |
or PHL 403 | ADV MORAL PHILOSOPHY | |
PHL Elective | ||
| Choose three PHL Electives 300+ | 9 | |
| Minor Courses | 21 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
Elective courses vary by program, see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Math | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| PHL 1XX | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| PHL 102 | INTRO TO ETHICS | 3 |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHL 201 | 3 | |
| EH 207 | READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| WLC 101 | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Humanities or Literature | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Area V | 6 | |
| PHL 300+ Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHL 301 | ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| PHL 300+ Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Area V Courses | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 302 | MODERN PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Area V Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHL 395 | RESEARCH SEMINAR | 3 |
| PHL 300+ Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 4XX | 3 | |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 121 | |