The Philosophy Major

The philosophy major at UNF is designed to appeal to students with diverse needs and interests:

students who plan to pursue philosophy at the graduate level,
those who desire philosophical training to pursue other careers (e.g., communications, law, psychology, theology, government),
and, above all, those who simply wish to obtain a solid liberal arts education.

The basic purpose of the undergraduate major in philosophy at UNF is "to introduce interested students to philosophy in ways that will serve them well -- both professionally and personally -- whatever they may go on to after graduation" (from The Philosophy Major, a statement prepared by the American Philosophical Association).

Majors take 30 semester hours of course work:

Required 15 semester hours

PHH 3100 - Ancient Philosophy
PHH 3400 - Modern Philosophy
PHI 3601 - Ethics
Select One Logic From Either:
PHI 3130 3.0 G(M) Symbolic Logic
Or select another logic course (consult an advisor for approved
logic course)
PHI 4935 - Philosophy Seminar

Elected 15 semester hours

Major electives may come from most of the other 3000 and 4000 level philosophy courses.
At least two electives must come from the 4000 level.
Only one Directed Independent Study, PHI 4905, can count toward the major.
All major courses require a "C" or better for graduation.
Foreign Culture courses, even those that bear a philosophy prefix, do not count toward the major.

Transferring Credits

Generally, credits can be transferred based on the length of time since their completion, relevancy to the present degree objective, and accreditation status of the awarding institution.
Credits are not transferrable in excess of 30 semester hours, no more than 10 of which may be upper-level credits.
No more than 15 hours of transfer credit can be used toward the philosophy major.

It is not uncommon for Philosophy Majors to double major. Some fields of frequent double majors are with Computer Science, History, Literature, Math, Political Science, and Psychology.