UT Dallas 2021 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
050 Core Course 3 020 Core Course 3 3
060 Core Course 3 040 Core Course 3
PHIL 2303 Introduction to Logic 4 3 060 Core Course 3
PHIL Prep 5 3 Free Elective 9 3
ARHM 1100 First Year Seminar 1 1
  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
080 Core Course 3 090 Core Course 3
090 Core Course 3 Free Elective9 3
PHIL 3321 Philosophical Traditions I 3 PHIL Major6 3
  15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
PHIL Major6 3 PHIL Elective7 3
PHIL Elective7 3 PHIL Elective7 3
Major Related8 3 Major Related8 3
Free Elective9 3 Free Elective9 3
Free Elective9 3 Free Elective9 3
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
PHIL Major6 3 PHIL Major6 3
PHIL Elective7 3 PHIL Elective7 3
PHIL Elective7 3 PHIL 4328 Philosophy Capstone Project 3
Free Elective9 3 Free Elective9 3
Free Elective9 3 Free Elective9 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 Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
4 NOTE: If the student takes this course to satisfy their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
5 PHIL Prep = PHIL 1301, 1305, or 1306. NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
6 PHIL Major = 6 SCH of (PHIL 2316, PHIL 2317, PHIL 3322, PHIL 3323, or PHIL 3324), 3 SCH of (PHIL 3373, PHIL 4308, PHIL 3328, or PHIL 4321) and 3 SCH of (PHIL 3375, PHIL 3320, PHIL 3338, PHIL 4323, PHIL 4324, or PHIL 4325).
7 PHIL Elective = any 3000 or 4000-level PHIL course
8 Major Related = ARHM 3342, ATCM 3300, ATCM 4384, COMM 3351, COMM 3352, COMM 4360, ECON 4301, ECON 4381, HSIT 3302, HIST 3376, HIST 3377, HIST 4380, LIT 3316, LIT 3317, LIT 3330, LIT 3336, OBHR 4310, PSCI 3301, PSCI 3306, PSY 3360 or SOC 3303.
9 Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
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.
Updated: 2021-06-15 14:43:14 v6.fad579