Philosophy Major
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements: 3 Philosophy courses
Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: 2.00 GPA
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.00
Other Requirements: Exceptions for students with 2 PHIL courses can be made by the department chair
Philosophy Major
36 credits required
The major is organized around two questions: "What can we know?" and "How should we live?" Most courses fall into either the "Knowing" or the "Living" category. Students will take a total of 12 credits in each category, distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level PHIL "Knowing" Course | 4 | |
| 100-level PHIL "Living" Course | 4 | |
| 200-level PHIL Reasoning Course 1 | 4 | |
| Logic | ||
Critical Thinking Course yet to be developed | ||
| PHIL Electives 2 | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
Reasoning courses will fall into the "Knowing" category of courses
- 2
Additional Details about PHIL Electives:
- At least 4 elective credits must be "Knowing" courses
- At least 8 elective credits must be "Living" courses.
- A minimum of 20 credits must be at the 300 Level
- No more than 8 credits at the 100 level may count towards the major without permission from the Department Chair.
List of courses in "Knowing" and "Living" categories:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Knowing | ||
| PHIL 121 | Great Issues in Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 123 | The Philosophy of Human Nature | 4 |
| PHIL 155 | Reinventing Identity | 4 |
| PHIL 156 | Buddhist Philosophy and Benedictine Spiritual Practice | 4 |
| PHIL 279B | Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 331 | Ancient Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 339 | Confucius and the Tao | 4 |
| PHIL 341 | Existence and Care | 4 |
| PHIL 363 | Scientific Revolutions: Understanding Humans’ Place in the Universe | 4 |
| PHIL 367 | Philosophy of Mind | 4 |
| PHIL 379A | Modern Philosophy’s Quest for Truth | 4 |
| PHIL 379B | Knowledge and Power | 4 |
| Living | ||
| PHIL 115 | Becoming a Person | 4 |
| PHIL 125 | What is Justice?: Social Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 150A | Philosophy in Literature I | 2 |
| PHIL 150C | Philosophy in Literature II | 2 |
| PHIL 241 | Ethics Tools | 2 |
| PHIL 321 | My Goodness!: Moral Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 322 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 323 | Biomedical Ethics | 2 |
| PHIL 324 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 355 | Philosophies of Violence/Nonviolence | 4 |
| PHIL 377A | Feminist Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 377B | Liberty, Equality & Race in American Political Thought | 4 |
| Other courses may be counted for a category with permission from the department chair. | ||
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| PHIL 1@@ (Knowing) | 4 | |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHIL 1@@ (Living) | 4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHIL 279B | Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 3@@ (Living) | 4 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
PHIL 2@@ (Living) |
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PHIL 3@@ (Living) |
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| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHIL 3@@ (Knowing) | 4 | |
| PHIL 3@@ | 4 | |
| Theological Integrations | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| COLG 1@@ | 4 | |
| COLG 3@@ | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Abroad | ||
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHIL 3@@ | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHIL 3@@ | 4 | |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Elective/Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 129 | |