UT Dallas 2019 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts and Humanities

Philosophy (BA)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
010 Core Course 3 010 Core Course 3
040 Core Course 3 020 Core Course6 3
050 Core Course 3 060 Core Course 3
060 Core Course 1 080 Core Course 3
ARHM 1100 First Year Seminar1 3 PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy2 3 4 7 3
Free Elective5 3
  16   15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
030 Core Course 3 030 Core Course 3
070 Core Course 3 070 Core Course 3
090 Core Course 3 090 Core Course 3
PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic2 3 4 8 3 Major Core9 3
Major Core9 3 PHIL Required Type10 3
  15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
PHIL Required Type10 3 PHIL Required Type10 3
PHIL Elective11 3 PHIL Elective11 3
PHIL Elective11 3 Free Elective14 3
Free Elective14 3 Free Elective14 3
Related Course12 3 Related Course12 3
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
PHIL Required Type10 3 PHIL 4328 Philosophy Capstone Project15 3
PHIL Elective11 3 PHIL Elective11 3
Related Course12 3 Free Elective14 3
Free Elective14 3 Free Elective14 3
Free Elective14 3 Free Elective14 2
  15   14
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 0 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum, if the student has not previously completed other courses to satisfy these core curriculum requirements.
4 A required Preparatory course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours may be counted in Core Curriculum.
5 These courses may have prerequisites not listed in the degree plan, and may add to the student's time to degree.
6 Students must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrolling in a 020 core course.
7 If the student took PHIL 1301 as their 040 core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
8 If the student took PHIL 2303 as their 020 or 090 core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
9 Major Core = ARHM 3342 and PHIL 3321(Philosophical Traditions I)
10 PHIL Required Type = 2 2000 or 3000-level [History of Philosophy], 1 each 3000 or 4000-level [Theoretical Philosophy], [Practical Philosophy]
11 PHIL Elective = any 3000 or 4000-level PHIL Course
12 Related Course = any 3000 or 4000-level ARHM, HUMA, ISAH, LIT, RHET, AP, AHST, ARTS, COMM, CRWT, DANC, DRAM, FILM, MUSI, or Languages.
13 Upper-Level Elective = any 3000 or 4000-level course.
14 Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course.
15 PHIL 4328 (Philosophy Senior Capstone) is a major core course required to be taken in the senior year.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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