Philosophy, BA

Summary of Degree Units

University Graduation Requirements	35
Major Requirements	33
University Electives	52
Total	120

University Requirements for Graduation

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (35 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (24 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 15 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Note: Students who have completed the ADT Transfer degree (under SB 1440) for this major will have completed all lower division GE requirements and should follow the 60 unit guarantee roadmap. Meet with an advisor prior to registering for your first semester for the 60 unit roadmap or Specific questions.

Upper Division General Education

Of the 9 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Complete One Sequence From:

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) .

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Requirements (33 units)

PHIL 70A - Ancient Philosophy 3 units (C2)
PHIL 70B - Modern Philosophy 3 units (C2)

Complete One Course From:

PHIL 9 - Mathematics and Logic for General Education 3 units (B4)
PHIL 57 - Logic and Critical Reasoning 3 units (A3)
PHIL 157 - Intermediate Logic & Language Analysis 3 units (PHIL 157 requires permission from advisor)

Complete One Seminar Course From:

PHIL 190 - Seminar in Philosophical Classics 3 units
PHIL 195 - Seminar in Philosophy of Law 3 units
PHIL 290 - Advanced Seminar in a Selected Philosopher or Tradition 3 units (GWAR)
PHIL 291 - Advanced Seminar in Epistemology and Metaphysics 3 units (GWAR)
PHIL 292 - Advanced Seminar in Ethics or Aesthetics 3 units
PHIL 293 - Advanced Seminar in Logical Theory 3 units

Philosophy Electives (21 units)

Complete seven upper division Philosophy courses, which may include SJSU Studies Philosophy courses.

Students may substitute a Graduate Level Philosophy course for one of the seven upper division Philosophy courses with permission from the advisor.

University Electives (52 units)

At least 4 units must be Upper Division

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