No more than 6 credit hours of PHIL 497 may be counted toward the major. A minor of at least 18 hours is required unless the philosophy major is part of a double major. The minor should be chosen in consultation with the major advisor. In addition, the Department of Philosophy recommends that philosophy majors take at least two years of a foreign language - preferably French or German. In a society that offers most of its students only technical training, those who wish to distinguish themselves in their chosen fields must pay special attention to questions of ethics and public policy.
Many programs claim to teach students how to get where they are going.
Applied philosophy teaches them to evaluate their goals - both those they set for themselves and those they set for their society. Specific offerings to be chosen in consultation with the major advisor. At least 50 percent of the courses taken to complete the major must be upper division courses, i.e., courses offered at the 300 or 400 level. A minor of at least 18 hours is required unless the philosophy major is part of a double major. The minor should be chosen in consultation with the major advisor.