2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy (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 - Phiolosphy 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


  • Research Methods Course 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
  • 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
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4
  • GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • 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 , which double counts as both a Core course and a Major requirement.

***PHL 3000  double counts as both a CoLA Requirement and a Philosophy elective. It should be taken before PHL 3200 .

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

Program Description


It was a philosopher, Plato, who founded the first university in western culture. As lovers of wisdom philosophers have always asked questions about such things as the good life, the nature of beauty, political justice, what is involved in knowing something, and language. At Wright State we continue the questioning started 2500 years ago by the ancient Greeks.

Career Opportunities


For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information


The Department of Philosophy
370 Millett Hall
Phone: (937) 775-2274

http://www.wright.edu/drpc

Additional Comments


Academic success resources (math, writing, tutoring): http://www.wright.edu/uc/success/

Admissions: http://www.wright.edu/admissions/

Financial Aid: http://www.wright.edu/financialaid/

Transitional Advising WebPage (TAP): http://www.wright.edu/semesters-advising