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Program Requirements

Requirements for the Philosophy Major27-28 units
Minimum 2.5 grade point average (cumulative) required in all major courses.
The philosophy major requires the following courses:
Select one of the following:
PHIL 220 Introduction to Philosophy* 3
HUM 224 Humanities Seminar: Great Ideas 3, 4
  (3 units on APU campus, 4 units on High Sierra campus)  
Select 8 courses from the following (24 units):
PHIL 300 Ethics 3
PHIL 310 History of Ancient/Medieval Philosophy 3
PHIL 320 History of Modern Philosophy 3
PHIL 325 Contemporary Philosophy 3
PHIL 330 Critical Thinking and Informal Logic 3
PHIL 340 Concepts of Human Nature 3
PHIL 370 Comparative Religion 3
PHIL 380 Formal Logic 3
PHIL 410 Philosophy of Religion 3
PHIL 430 Philosophy of Science* 3
PHIL 490 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 requirement.
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
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