Philosophy and Religion

2002-2004

The program in Philosophy and Religion is designed to accommodate students who want to concentrate in either philosophy or religion. The program is designed to engage the student in an examination of the chief rival philosophical and religious approaches to life (including their historical, cultural, social, and practical imports); to develop within the student an enlarged capacity for logical, reflective, coherent reasoning; and to encourage the student to work out a conceptual framework for his or her life commitment.

The program is preparatory for advanced training in other fields, such as law, education, international relations, statecraft, intellectual history, philosophy, religious studies, and theology.

In addition to meeting the institutional undergraduate degree requirements, majors in the program are required to earn a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of credit in philosophy and religion courses. Students concentrating in philosophy (the philosophy track) take 21 hours in philosophy and 9 in religion. Students concentrating in religion (the religion track) take 21 hours in religion and 9 hours in philosophy. No grade below a 'C" will be accepted in any major course.

Curriculum Guide

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion
Freshman Year	Sem. Hrs.
ENC 1101, 1102 Freshman Communicative Skills 1, 11	6
MAC 1105, MGF 1201 Mathematics	6
PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy	3
REL 2000 Introduction to Religion	3
Social Science Elective	3
SPN I 100 and 1101 Elementary Spanish (with labs) or
FRE 1100 and 1101 Elementary French (with labs)	8
Total	29
Sophomore Year
PSC 1101 Physical Science .	4
BSC 1005 Biological Science	4
Philosophy or Religion Electives	6
FRE or SPA 2200 Intermediate French or Spanish (w/lab)	4
AMH 2091 Introduction to African American History	3
Humanities Electives	6
Social Science Elective	3
Total	30
Junior Year
REL 3312 Eastern World Religions or
Rel 4460 Religious Belief & Phil. Thought	3
Philosophy or Religion Electives	18
Courses for Minor	9
Total	30
Senior Year
Electives in Philosophy or Religion	9
Courses for Minor	9
Free Electives	13
Total Semester Hours:	120

 Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and Religion
The curriculum for the bachelor of science degree in Philosophy and Religion is the same as the one above, with the exception that twelve C. hours of discipline electives will replace the 12‑hour foreign language requirement.

 Requirements for a Minor
A minor may be earned in Philosophy and Religion with the completion of eighteen (18) semester hours. Courses should be chosen in consultation with the program faculty.