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Requirements

General Education

  • Composition - complete one of the following:
    1. ENGL 101, ENGL 102
    2. ENGL 103H, ENGL 104H
    3. AP English Exam, ENGL 109H
  • Foreign Language Proficiency (4th semester level) - complete one of the following
    1. Proficiency exam
    2. Foreign language courses*
  • Math - complete one 3 unit course from the following:
    1. MATH 105 - MATH 485*
    2. PHIL 110*
    3. LING 178*
  • Tier 1 - complete all of the following:
    1. 2 distinctly numbered courses from TRAD 101 - TRAD 104
    2. 2 distinctly numbered courses from INDIV 101 - INDIV 103
    3. 2 distinctly numbered courses from NATS 101 - NATS 104
  • Tier 2 - complete all of the following:
    1. Arts (3 units)*
    2. Humanities (1 course)
    3. Natural Sciences (1 course)
  • Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, Non-Western Area Studies
    1. 1 course (may be satisfied by a course simultaneously satisfying another general education requirement)

    Philosophy Major

    • The Philosophy Major requires a minimum of 30 units including at least 15 upper-division units and 18 units taken in residence at the UA.
    • Core Courses - complete all of the following:
      1. PHIL 202
      2. PHIL 344
    • Philosophy Areas - complete all of the following:
      1. Ethics and Value Theory - select 1 course from: PHIL 113, 213, 320, 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 323, 324, 430A, 430B, 433, 434, 438A
      2. Metaphysics and Epistomology - select 1 course from: PHIL 233, 245, 305, 346, 420, 421, 426, 427, 440, 441, 442, 443, 450, 451, 455
      3. Logic and Language - select 1 course from: LING 432, MATH 403, PHIL 110, 376, 401A, 401B, 402, 403, 414, 416, 419, 432, 435, 436, 463, 465, 467
    • History Areas - Complete a total of 2 History of Philosophy courses from at least 2 of the following categories:
      1. History of Ancient Philosophy - select 1 course from: GRK 412, PHIL 260, 470, 472A, 472B
      2. History of Medieval Philosophy - select 1 course from: PHIL 261
      3. History of Modern Philosophy - select 1 course from: PHIL 262, 263, 410A, 410B, 471A, 471B
    • Electives - Complete any of the following:
      1. PHIL 100  - 499H

    Further Requirements


    * - For full requirements see The Offical Philosophy Major Academic Requirements