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The Standard Philosophy Major is designed for students who wish to acquire a general and comprehensive knowledge of the basic historical and systematic themes in philosophy, desire a thorough grounding in the major areas of philosophy, and may wish to pursue graduate study in philosophy or in other graduate or professional programs such as law.

The Philosophy minor is designed to enable students interested in philosophy to become acquainted with important issues in the field while pursuing their major area of study in other disciplines. Philosophy minors must take at least six courses offered by the Department. These must include Phil 100 (Introduction to Philosophy) and at least two courses at the 300-level or above. No more than two courses at the 100-level may be included in the required six. Students are assigned a faculty advisor in Philosophy upon declaring their minor, and receive regular faculty advising on the intermediate and advanced courses they undertake.