Department of Philosophy Four-Year Degree Plan Guidelines

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1 Department of Philosophy Four-Year Degree Plan Guidelines This is a recommended plan or guide. Students are not required to follow this plan to the letter and may be required to deviate from it due to course availability and other factors. Please consult with your academic adviser regarding all such matters. Freshman year Semester 1 Semester 2 General Studies Communication: ENC1101 English Composition I General Studies Communication: ENC1102 English Composition II General Studies Mathematics Choice -4 General Studies Mathematics Choice -4 General Studies Social Sciences Choice General Studies Social Sciences Choice General Studies Humanities: PHI2010 Introduction to Philosophy General Studies Natural Sciences Choice -4 General Studies Natural Science Choice -4 PHI2100 Introduction to Logic OR PHI2990 Critical Thinking Semester Semester Semester 1 lower-division Semester 2 lower-division Semester 1 upper-division 0 Semester 2 upper-division 0 Cumulative lower-division Cumulative lower-division 0-4 Cumulative upper-division 0 Cumulative upper-division 0 Overall cumulative Overall cumulative 0-4

2 Sophomore Year Semester Semester 4 General Studies Social Sciences Choice General Studies Social Sciences Choice General Studies Literature Choice General Studies Fine Arts Choice General Studies Social Sciences Choice Foreign Language/Elective Foreign Language/Elective -4 Elective (may be Philosophy) PHI260 Ethics in Contemporary Society Elective (may be Philosophy) Semester Semester 4 15 Semester lower-division Semester 4 lower-division 15 Semester upper-division 0 Semester 4 upper-division 0 Cumulative lower-division Cumulative lower-division Cumulative upper-division 0 Cumulative upper-division 0 Overall cumulative Overall cumulative 60-65

3 Junior Year

4 Semester 5 PHH100 Greek Philosophy (fall only) PHI10 *Modern Logic (fall only) Upper-Division Philosophy Elective Upper-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Semester 5 15 Semester 5 lower-division 0- Semester 5 upper-division Cumulative lower-division Cumulative upper-division Semester 5 upper-division philosophy Overall cumulative *Students are encouraged to take Modern Logic during their sophomore year if possible, as it is a foundational course for the rest of the Philosophy curriculum Semester 6 PHH400 Modern Philosophy (spring only) PHI670 Ethics (spring & some summers) Philosophy Choice from the following: PHI640 Environmental Ethics (spring) PHI46 Biomedical Ethics (fall) PHM200 Social & Political Philosophy (fall) PHM4020 Philosophy of Sex and Love (spring and some summers) Upper-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Semester 6 15 Semester 6 lower-division 0- Semester 6 upper-division Cumulative lower-division Cumulative upper-division 24-0 Semester 6 upper-division philosophy Overall cumulative Senior Year

5 Semester 7 Philosophy Choice from the following: PHI400 Philosophy of Science (fall) PHI400 Theory of Knowledge (spring) Upper-Division Philosophy Elective Upper-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Semester 7 15 Semester 7 lower-division 0-6 Semester 7 upper-division 9-15 Cumulative lower-division Cumulative upper-division -45 Semester 7 upper-division philosophy *This is a Overall cumulative recommended plan or guide. Students are not required to follow this plan to the letter and may be required to deviate from it due to course availability and other factors. Please consult with your academic adviser regarding all such matters Semester 8 Philosophy Choice from the following: PHI20 Philosophy of Mind (fall) PHI452 Philosophy of Biology (fall) PHI7001 Philosophy of Religion (spring) PHI800 Philosophy of Art (fall) PHP786 Existentialism (spring) Upper-Division Philosophy Elective Upper-Division Elective (may be Philosophy) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (Philosophy or general) Upper- or Lower-Division Elective (Philosophy or general) Semester 8 15 Semester 8 lower-division 0-6 Semester 8 upper-division 9-15 Cumulative lower-division 60-8 Cumulative upper-division Semester 8 upper-division philosophy Overall cumulative **Important deadline: application for graduation must be submitted at the end of the second week of the semester BEFORE the student intends to graduate. So, for example, if you expect to graduate in Spring of 2015, you must submit your graduation application by the end of the second week of the Fall semester of 2014." UWF majors require a minimum of 120 semester hour credits, including a minimum of 48 semester hour credits at the 000/4000 level, and a minimum of 0 in residence at UWF (important for transfer students to note.) At least 9 of those must be taken during the summer semester. Some upper-division philosophy courses are offered during the summer, but not all, and on various schedules. Please discuss with your adviser and plan accordingly.

6 UWF majors are required to complete 12 hours in total in courses designated as satisfying the Florida Gordon Rule Statute. Please consult the UWF catalog for a list of courses satisfying the Gordon Rule requirement, and note that there are many philosophy courses on that list. Students in all UWF majors must complete in a course designated as satisfying the Multicultural Requirement. Please consult the UWF catalog course a list of such courses, and note that there is one Philosophy course on that list. As the list of approved courses is regularly updated, please check each year and discuss with your adviser how the course you select can be applied to your graduation plan. Philosophy majors at UWF are required to complete 0 hours in upper-division philosophy courses, including 21 hours as specified above along with 9 hours of philosophy electives. Any remaining electives may be taken in Philosophy or in courses in other departments. Other requirements for UWF Philosophy majors include: 1. Capstone Project: details may be found on the UWF Philosophy Website at Students are encouraged to begin panning their Capstone Project early, and to discuss those plans with their advisor regularly. 2. Exit Survey: To be completed in the final semester at UWF. The survey may be completed online from our website at Note that any course taught by the Department of Philosophy may be used toward the degree, either as specific major requirements or as major electives. This includes courses with the following prefixes: PHI, PHH, PHM, and PHP. Philosophy majors have holds placed to prevent their registration until they have met with their faculty adviser or department chair. This can be done via if finding a meeting time proves inconvenient. Should you require consultation please contact the department chair.

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