Department of Philosophy and Religion Department of Philosophy and Religion Philosophy as a Preprofessional Major Those who wish to pursue professional education beyond the four-year undergraduate program will be well served by the choice of philosophy as a major.
Philosophy is able to ground many different careers.
As a broadly conceived major, the study of philosophy avoids channeling students into a particular path or career. Philosophy majors have successfully gone on to medical school, law school, graduate study in several different fields, business, and other areas. Not only do the skills and abilities fostered by a major in philosophy prepare you for both advanced study in your chosen profession and successful practice in your chosen career, they also enhance your test-taking abilities and contribute to the overall application package that makes some students more attractive than others when it comes to acceptance into professional school in the first place. Scientific data show that philosophy majors score at or near the top in standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Exam.