2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy, BA (GPS)


This plan outlines a four-year path to graduation. You are expected to satisfy all “success marker” courses, grades, and GPAs as specified. For part-time students and students needing to complete background material, this schedule represents the order in which courses should be taken. This suggested plan to four-year graduation does not replace regular advising appointments. Some course offerings may change.

Term One


Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 1100  with C or better

Term Two


  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

  • SCI Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
  • PHL Area - Philosophy Area 1 Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one language course with C or better.

Term Three


  • Credit Hour(s): 3 ***
  • Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

  • PHL Area - Philosophy Area 2 Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one MTH course.

Term Four


  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • PHL Area - Philosophy Area 3 Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 2100  with C or better.

Term Five


  • Research Methods Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • PHL Area - Philosophy Area 4 Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Term Six


  • PHL Area - Philosophy Area 5 Credit Hour(s): 3
  • PHL Elective-Philosophy Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE-General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE-General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE-General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete 20 upper-level credits; complete PHL 3000  with a C or better.

Term Seven


  • PHL Elective - Philosophy Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • PHL Elective - Philosophy Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better.

Term Eight


  • PHL Elective - Philosophy Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • PHL Elective - Philosophy Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 13 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Note(s):


*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).

**Philosophy majors are encouraged to take PHL 2050  to fulfill Area 4 of the WSU Core. If this Core area is fulfilled by another course, PHL 2050  will count toward the major.

***PHL 3000  double counts as both a CoLA Requirement and a Philosophy elective.

GRADUATION REQUIRES 120 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS. 42 HOURS MUST BE AT THE 3000 LEVEL OR ABOVE.