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.
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: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will 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 5–9 of this catalog.
| Core Curriculum Component Area | Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements |
|---|---|
Communications |
English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours) |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) |
Natural Sciences |
Science (6 semester credit hours) |
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts |
Literature (3 semester credit hours) |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours) |
World Society and Issues |
(3 semester credit hours) |
Degree Requirements
- 30 semester credit hours:
PHI 2013 Basic Philosophical Problems PHI 2023 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy PHI 2033 Introduction to Modern Philosophy PHI 2043 Introductory Logic PHI 3213 Ethics PHI 3223 Approaches to Knowledge and Reality 12 additional upper-division semester credit hours of philosophy electives, at least 6 of which must be at the 4000 level.
- 6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English
- 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.
- 30 semester credit hours of electives