Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Philosophy, Religion, and Law BA Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
SHS 323 - Basic American Sign Language 3 hrs. or Foreign Language 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
SHS 329 - Intermediate American Sign Language 3 hrs. or Foreign Language 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
Minor/elective 3 hrs.
SHS 340 - Advanced American Sign Language 3 hrs. or Foreign Language 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

PHI 320 - Contemporary Moral Issues 3 hrs.
PHI 356 - Ethics 3 hrs.
PHI 435 - Research Ethics 1 hr.
PHI 451 - Political Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 452 - Health Care Ethics 3 hrs.
PHI 453 - Philosophy of Law 3 hrs.
PHI 454 - Disability, Ethics, and Justice 3 hrs. or any PHI 300/400
Any REL 300/400 3 hrs.
Minor/Elective 6 hrs.

Select one of the following:

Any ANT 300/400
Any ENG 300/400
Any HIS 300/400
Any HUM 300/400
Any PS 300/400

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select one of the following (if already taken, any PHI 300/400): (3 hrs.)
- PHI 320 – Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHI 356 – Ethics
- PHI 435 – Research Ethics
- PHI 451 – Political Philosophy
- PHI 452 – Healthcare Ethics
- PHI 453 – Philosophy of Law
- PHI 454 – Disability, Ethics, and Justice
Select one or two courses along optional guided pathway or PHI 300/400 or REL 300/400. (3 or 6 hrs.)
Select one of the following (3 hrs.):
- Any ANT 300/400
- Any ENG 300/400
- Any HIS 300/400
- Any HUM 300/400
- Any PS 300/400
Minor/Elective 3 or 6 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

PHI 480 - Philosophical Discourse 3 hrs.
Select one or two courses along optional guided pathway or PHI 300/400 3 hrs. or REL 300/400 3 hrs.
Minor/Elective 6 or 9 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

If still needed select one course along optional guided pathway or PHI 300/400 3 hrs. or REL 300/400 3 hrs.
Minor/Elective 10 hrs.