Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120, including the hours of the Core Curriculum requirements. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours)
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. If courses are taken to satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, see pages 3-5 of this catalog..

Note: If a language is used to satisfy the three-hour World Society and Issues core requirement, students will need to take an additional three hours in the same language for the degree requirement.

Degree Requirements

1. 33 semester credit hours:
   
   PHI  2013  Basic Philosophical Problems
   PHI  2023  Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
   PHI  2033  Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy
   PHI  2043  Introductory Logic
   PHI  3213  Ethics
   PHI  3223  Approaches to Knowledge and Reality
   PHI  4973  Seminar for Philosophy Majors
   
   12 additional upper-division semester credit hours of philosophy electives, at least 6 of which must be at the 4000 level, is required for all Philosophy majors.
   
   
2. 6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English
   
   
3. 12 semester credit hours of approved support work, at least 6 hours of which must be at the upper-division level, in one of the following categories:
   
   
   • mathematics and natural sciences: computer science (CS), mathematics (MAT), statistics (STA), chemistry (CHE), geology (GEO), physics (PHY), astronomy (AST), and biology (BIO)
   • social and behavioral sciences: American studies (AMS), anthropology (ANT), history (HIS), psychology (PSY), economics (ECO), political science (POL), and sociology (SOC)
   • language, literature, and humanities: English (ENG), humanities (HUM), classical studies (CLA), communication (COM), comparative studies in the humanities (CSH), linguistics (LNG), and foreign languages
   • history and theory of art and music: art history and criticism (AHC) and music (MUS)
   • other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and approved by the undergraduate advisor.
   
   
4. 27 semester credit hours of electives

Honors in Philosophy

Students whose grade point average in the philosophy major before the beginning of their final year at UTSA is 3.25 or above, and whose overall grade point average is 3.0, may earn Honors in Philosophy. To do so, a student must complete a substantial paper approved by the Department Scholarship and Honors Committee and maintain a 3.25 grade point average in the major. The grade point average requirements apply to all transfer work as well as all courses taken at UTSA.

Course Sequence Guide for B.A. Degree in Philosophy

This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate Philosophy degree requirements. This is merely a guide and students must satisfy other requirements of this catalog and meet with advisors in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center for individualized degree plans. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy – Four-Year Academic Plan

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