The course plan below is a sample plan for your major; it does not and should not replace meeting with your Academic Advisor to map out the best course plan that suits your individual academic goals and placement upon initial registration.

Classes listed may not necessarily be offered during a particular term. 

Year 1
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
ENG 110	ENG 111
CORE 179	Natural Science
MTH 121	Required Elective (4)
HST	Elective
Social/Behavioral Science	Elective

Year 2
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
CORE 279	Foreign Language 111
Foreign Language 110	Required Elective (4)
Required Elective (4)	Required Elective (3)
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective

Year 3
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
CORE 379	Required Elective (4)
Required Elective (2)	Required Elective (2)
Required Elective (4)	Social/Behavioral Science
Art/Music/Theatre	THL
Elective	Elective

Year 4
Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Required Elective (1)	PHL 479
LIT	THL
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective

Required Elective (1) – Choose one of the following courses:

• PHL 361 or PHL 362

Required Electives (2) – Choose two of the following not already taken:

• PHL 361, PHL 362, PHL 363, PHL 364, PHL 365

Required Electives (3) – Choose one of the following:

• PHL 150, PHL 206, PHL 242, PHL 243, PHL 279A, PHL 346, PHL 379B

Required Electives (4) – 15 credits in PHL electives, no more than 9 credits at the 100-level

Faculty Advisors should help students pick Emphasis Electives and Minors based on career path. Other electives should be towards minor or graduate school prerequisites (meet with Advisor) and all students need 120 credits (15 credits per semester) to graduate in 4 years.

Students must complete the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in addition to the major requirements listed below. 

• View course descriptions for pre- and co-requisites.

Courses	Credits
PHL 479 CORE: Metaphysics	3*

Select one course from the following:

Courses	Credits
PHL 361 History of Ancient Philosophy	3*
PHL 362 History of Medieval Philosophy	3*

Select two courses from the following not chosen above:

Courses	Credits
PHL 361 History of Ancient Philosophy	3*
PHL 362 History of Medieval Philosophy	3*
PHL 363 History of Renaissance Philosophy & the Foundations of Modern Philosophy	3*
PHL 364 History of Modern Philosophy	3*
PHL 365 History of Contemporary Philosophy	3*

Select one course from the following: 

Courses	Credits
PHL 150 Theories of Ethics	3*
PHL 206 Philosophy of the Person	3*
PHL 242 Applied Ethics	3*
PHL 243 Bioethics	3*
PHL 279A CORE: Ethical Issues of Sex & Marriage	3*
PHL 346 Principles of Business Ethics	3*
PHL 379B CORE: Lives of the Philosophers	3*

PHL Elective Courses	Credits
No more than nine credits may be at the 100 level.	15*
Total Credits Required	30

* Used to calculate the Major GPA

• View course descriptions for pre- and co-requisites.

Courses	Credits
12 credits in Philosophy (PHL) with no more than six credits at the 100 level.	12
PHL 479 CORE: Metaphysics	3
Total Credits Required	15

• View course descriptions for pre- and co-requisites.

Courses	Credits
PHL 206 Philosophy of the Person	3
PHL 242 Applied Ethics	3
PHL 243 Bioethics	3
THL 335 Christian Morality	3

Select one course from the following:

Courses	Credits
PHL 109 Issues in Philosophy	3
PHL 110 Wisdom & the Web	3

Select three credits from the following:

Courses	Credits
ACT 430 Auditing & Assurances Service	3
BUS 345 Business & Employment Law	3
POL 279A CORE: Environmental Values & Policymaking	3
POL 379B CORE: Peace & Justice: Catholic Social Teachings	3
Total Credits Required	18