Philosophy, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (15-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Critical Thinking PHIL 100 - Logic Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
    Units: 3

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[1]
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• GE Area B: Mathematics  MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3  OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 ) ^[2] 
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities / DCG Non-Domestic PHIL 104 - Asian Philosophy Units: 3  (recommended)
• Elective Units: 3

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

^[2] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 3) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 3 (15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities PHIL 106 - Moral Controversies Units: 3  OR PHIL 107 - Introduction to Philosophy Units: 3  (recommended)
• American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science 
  U.S. History
    Units: 3
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
    Units: 3 (Take a class that double-counts for DCG Domestic)
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 4 (15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
    Units: 3
• American Institutions 
  U.S. and California Government
    Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Major and UD GE Area C PHIL 303 - Theories of Ethics Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 341 - Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle Units: 3  
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) PHIL 342 - Descartes, Locke, Hume Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 345 - Philosophies of China Units: 3  OR PHIL 346 - Philosophies of India Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 371 - Contemporary Social & Political Philosophy Units: 3  
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 7 (15 Units)

• Major (Core) PHIL 343 - Kant & the 19th Century Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 420 - Contemporary Epistemology & Metaphysics Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 485 - Seminar in Philosophy Units: 3  
• Major Upper Division Elective ^[3] Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

^[3] Take first UD elective selected from: PHIL 301  PHIL 304  PHIL 306  PHIL 309B  PHIL 355  PHIL 415  PHIL 485   (3 units of PHIL 391   may be used in lieu of one of the electives and must be approved by the Department Chair for credit.)

Semester 8 (13-15 Units)

• Major (Core) PHIL 425 - Philosophy of Science Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PHIL 485 - Seminar in Philosophy Units: 3   
• Major Upper Division Elective Take second upper division elective course selected from: PHIL 301  PHIL 304  PHIL 306  PHIL 309B  PHIL 355  PHIL 415  PHIL 485  Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 1-3 (as needed to reach total of 120 units.)