2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog | 20263
Philosophy, B.A.
major
Pre Law Emphasis
Required Credits: 39
Required GPA: 2.25
I REQUIRED COURSES
Required Core Courses:
History Cycle: Complete the following courses:
- PHIL 3310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3320 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3330 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3340 Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Philosophy (3 credits)
II REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Complete 21 elective credits (at least 15 credits must
be Philosophy electives). Up to 6 credits of electives
may be taken from the listed non-Philosophy courses:
- PHIL 2250 Human Nature (3 credits)
- PHIL 2260 Women and Gender in Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 2290 Topics in Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 2330 War, Peace and Protest (3 credits)
- PHIL 2400 The American Mind (3 credits)
- PHIL 2925 People of the Environment: Environmental Ethics Perspective (3 credits)
- PHIL 2954 Study-Travel, Humanities and the Arts (1-6 credits)
- PHIL 3100 Bioethics (3 credits)
- PHIL 3380 Political Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 4490 Close Readings in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
Non-Philosophy Courses:
- INST 4900 Social Justice (3 credits)
- POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
- POL 4200 Constitutional Law (3 credits)
- SOC 2230 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE
FOR PHILOSOPHY MAJOR, B.S. PRE-LAW EMPHASIS
Students will be able to complete their major requirements
in 2-3 years. This will allow students to participate in the BSU-
Mitchell Hamline School of Law 3+3 Pre-Law Articulation.
Freshman
Sophomore
- PHIL 3310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL elective
- PHIL 3320 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL elective
Junior/Senior
- PHIL 3330 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL elective
- PHIL 3340 Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL elective