Requirements
Minimum 2.5 grade point average (cumulative) required in all major courses.
| Requirements for the Philosophy Major | 27-28 units |
|---|
| God’s Word and the Christian Response Requirements (Philosophy majors) | 18 units | |
|---|---|---|
| CMIN 108 | Christian Life, Faith, and Ministry* | 3 |
| UBBL 100 | Introduction to Biblical Literature: Exodus/Deuteronomy* | 3 |
| UBBL 230 | Luke/Acts* | 3 |
| UBBL 3xx | Any UBBL General Studies Bible course* | 3 |
| Select one of the following:^ | ||
| THEO 303 | Theology and the Christian Life | 3 |
| THEO 352 | Church History: Apostolic Era to 1517 | 3 |
| THEO 354 | Church History from 1517 to Present | 3 |
| THEO 363 | Contemporary Christian Thought | 3 |
| ^For the doctrine requirement, the School of Theology recommends either THEO 303, THEO 352, THEO 354, or THEO 363. HUM 325 also fulfills the General Studies doctrine requirement. | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| PHIL 496 | Senior Seminar* | 3 |
| THEO 496 | Senior Seminar: Theology and Social Issues* | 3 |
| The philosophy major requires the following courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | ||
| PHIL 220 | Introduction to Philosophy* | 3 |
| HUM 224 | Humanities Seminar IV: Great Ideas* | 3-4 |
| (3 units on APU campus, 4 units on High Sierra campus) | ||
| Select 8 upper-division courses from the following (24 units): | ||
| HUM 324 | Humanities Seminar IV: Great Ideas* | 3-4 |
| (3 units on APU campus, 4 units on High Sierra campus) | ||
| PHIL 225 | Critical Thinking and Informal Logic (formerly PHIL 330) | 3 |
| PHIL 300 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 315 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 316 | History of Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 320 | History of Early Modern Philosophy (formerly History of Modern Theology) | 3 |
| PHIL 325 | History of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy (formerly Contemporary Philosophy) | 3 |
| Course cannot be found.(PHIL 330) | ||
| PHIL 340 | Concepts of Human Nature*/*** | 3 |
| PHIL 370 | Comparative Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 380 | Formal Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 410 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 430 | Philosophy of Science** | 3 |
| PHIL 440 | Epistemology | 3 |
| PHIL 495 | Seminar in Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 496 | Senior Seminar* | 3 |
| PHIL 497 | Readings | 1-4 |
| PHIL 498 | Directed Research | 1-4 |
| POLI 360 | Classical Political Thought | 3 |
| POLI 363 | Modern Political Thought** | 3 |
*Meets a General Studies Core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies Elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.
Note: This information is current for the 2009-10 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
