Plan of Study: Philosophy

Changes in the sequence of the plan of study below may be desirable. These must be made in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. To see the title of a course in the plan of study below, simply pass the cursor over the course's number. To see an overview of a course, click on its number. Our Course Descriptions page lists all philosophy courses.

 

 ◄ FIRST YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits  

 Spring Semester 

 Credits  

CLAR 110 

3

CLAR 111 

3

Foreign Language/Elective

3

Foreign Language*

3

CLAR 101 

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

PHIL 102 

3

General Elective

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

     

Total 

15 

Total 

12 

  

 ◄ SECOND YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
PHIL 210 

3

Mathematics Course

3

General Elective

3

General Elective

3

PHIL 312 

3

CLAR 304 

3

Core Area Courses (Clare)

6

Core Area Courses (Clare)

7

Total 

15 

Total 

16 

 

 ◄ THIRD YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester                          Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
PHIL 404 

3

PHIL 407 

3

General Electives

9

Philosophy Electives

6

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

General Electives

6

Total 

15 

Total 

15 

 

 ◄ FOURTH YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
PHIL 498 

3

Philosophy Elective

3

Philosophy Elective

3

General Electives

12

General Electives

9

     
CLAR 401 

2

   

Total 

17 

Total 

15 

 

* The School of Arts and Sciences requires all majors to complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in the language, which count as general electives.