Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Philosophy B.A./B.S.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, the philosophy major must take a minimum of 56 credits in philosophy courses (8 credits of which must be taken in residence at PSU). Specific requirements are as follows:

Required Courses (20 credits)

Phl 301UAncient Philosophy

4
Phl 303UEarly Modern Philosophy

4
Phl 308UElementary Ethics

4
Phl 324UIntroduction to Formal Logic I

4
Phl 380Philosophical Writing

4

Philosophy Electives (36 credits)

16 of the 36 elective credits must be completed at the 400-level.

BSt 378 and NAS 351U may count towards the 36 credits of philosophy electives.

Total Credit Hours: 56

A maximum of 4 credits of philosophy taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are acceptable toward fulfilling department major requirements.