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Feb 19, 2025
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2011-2012 General Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.
Philosophy, BS
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication
(30 credits) (2.5 GPA)
Students must complete the General Education Requirements :
- or will fulfill the Humanities requirement in the Breadth requirements
Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :
- and will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
- , if chosen for the major, will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
- Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS). will not satisfy this requirement, but will.
All philosophy majors must complete 30 credits of philosophy. Up to 6 pass/fail credits in philosophy courses may be applied toward the philosophy major. The requirements are distributed as follows:
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Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits Philosophy Major: 30 Philosophy Minor: 18 Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor: 2.5 Career GPA Grade Point Average to Graduate with Major or Minor: 2.5 Career GPA and 2.5 GPA within Major/Minor Classes Notes Courses for Philosophy Majors and Minors require a minimum grade of C- or better. Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree additional requirements include two years of language, or same as University Requirement. The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in philosophy can be awarded to philosophy majors who have taken 12 credits in math or science beyond the University Studies Requirements, as approved by an advisor. A Philosophy DSC course will not satisfy the DSC (Depth Life and Physical Sciences) General Education requirement for a Philosophy Major. But if ADVS 3200 is taken (a DSC attribute course) it will fulfill the DSC requirement and will also fulfill a Philosophy elective. A. Required Courses (15 credits)
B. Elective Courses (15 credits)
Choose five other philosophy courses not already taken above, four of which must be at the upper-division level (3000 or higher). (See list of elective courses for Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, shown in previous elective courses listing.) C. Science Requirement
To receive a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, students must take 12 credits in math or science beyond the University Studies Requirements, as approved by an advisor. Bachelor of Science in Philosophy with Concentration in Ethics (30 credits) (2.5 GPA)
All philosophy majors must complete 30 credits of philosophy. Up to 6 pass/fail credits in philosophy courses may be applied toward the philosophy major. The requirements are distributed as follows: A. Required Courses (21 credits)
Select one of the following four courses:
B. Elective Courses (9 credits)
Choose three other philosophy courses not already taken above, two of which must be at the upper-division level (3000 or higher). (See list of elective courses for Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, shown in previous elective courses listing.) C. Science Requirement
To receive a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, students must take 12 credits in math or science beyond the University Studies Requirements, as approved by an advisor. Minimum University Requirements
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