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1. Bachelor's Degree Regulations
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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. In order 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 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 9-13 of this catalog. Top
Degree Requirements
A. 30 semester credit hours:
PHI 2013 Basic Philosophical Problems
PH I 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 ours of philosophy
electives
B. 6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English
C. 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:
1. Mathematics and natural sciences: computer science (CS), mathematics
(MAT), statistics (STA), chemistry (CHE), geology (GEO), physics (PHY),
astronomy (AST), and biology (BIO)
2. Social and behavioral sciences: American studies (AMS), anthropology
(ANT), history (HIS), psychology (PSY), economics (ECO), political science
(POL), and sociology (SOC)
3. Language, literature, and humanities: English (ENG), humanities (HUM),
classical studies (CLA), communication (COM), comparative studies in the
humanities (CSH), linguistics (LNG), and foreign languages
4. History and theory of art and music: art history and criticism (AHC)
and music (MUS)
5. Other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and
approved by the undergraduate advisor
D. 30 semester credit hours of electives Top
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