Philosophy/Pre-law Major
This option is designed for students preparing for legal studies*. It places less emphasis on the history of philosophy, and more on applications to problem areas and on communication skills. In addition, it allows more opportunity for a broad study in supporting areas of the liberal arts.

Requirements for students beginning college
fall 2006 or later

At least 40 of a student's 120 hours must be in upper-division courses.

PHIL 200 [W] Writing & Reasoning (or ENGL 301)
PHIL 201 [H] Elementary Logic
PHIL 260 [H] Introduction to Ethics
POL SCI 300 The American Constitution
PHIL 495 [M]** Senior Seminar

One of these:
PHIL 360 [H] Business Ethics
PHIL 365 [H] Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 370 [H] Environmental Ethics

One of these:
PHIL 460 [M] Ethical Theory
PHIL 470 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 472 [M] Social & Political Philosophy

Plus 18 hours of philosophy electives; total 39 hours.

For requirements for students beginning college
prior to fall 2006, please see an advisor.

* The traditional philosophy major is also an excellent preparation for law school. It should be noted that philosophy majors, as a group, generally outperform students from almost all other disciplines when it comes to entrance exams for graduate school: the GRE (general exam for graduate school), the LSAT (law school exam), and even the MCAT (medical school exam).

** This (along with other [M] courses) satisfies the Writing in the Major requirement, which pertains to all majors within the University. The following is a list of courses which meet the [M] requirement in philosophy: PHIL 314, PHIL 315, PHIL 325, PHIL 442 (450), PHIL 460, PHIL 462, PHIL 472(445), PHIL 495.