Major in Philosophy, General Philosophy Concentration | Colorado State University Catalog

Effective Fall 2025

Students are required to receive at least a C (2.000) in each Philosophy course required for the major or minor in Philosophy. The minimum scholastic average acceptable for graduation is 2.000 computed only for courses attempted at CSU.

Freshman
		AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)	1A	3
PHIL*** Lower-Division Philosophy Elective¹			3
1B		1B	3
Arts and Humanities		3B	3
Biological and Physical Sciences		3A	7
Historical Perspectives		3D	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences		3C	3
Electives			6
	Total Credits		31
Sophomore

PHIL 205	Introduction to Ethics		3
Select one course from the following:			3
PHIL 210	Introduction to Formal Logic
PHIL 410	Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems
PHIL 411	Logic in Philosophy and Beyond
PHIL*** Philosophy Elective			3
1C		1C	3
Advanced Writing		2	3
Arts and Humanities		3B	3
Electives			13
	Total Credits		31
Junior

PHIL 300	Ancient Greek Philosophy	4A	3
PHIL 301	17th and 18th Century European Philosophy	4A	3
Select one course from the following:			3
PHIL 170	World Philosophies (GT-AH3)	1C
PHIL 333	Latin American Philosophy
PHIL 335	Islam-Cosmology and Practice
PHIL 349	Philosophies of East Asia
PHIL 353	Feminist Philosophies
PHIL 360	Topics in Asian Philosophy
PHIL 455	Islamic Philosophy
PHIL*** Upper-Division Philosophy Elective²			3
Electives			18
	Total Credits		30
Senior

PHIL 462	Capstone Seminar	4B,4C	3
Select one course from the following:			3
PHIL 315	Philosophy of Language
PHIL 325	Philosophy of Natural Science
PHIL 326	Philosophy of Biology
PHIL 425	Epistemology
PHIL 435	Metaphysics
PHIL 438	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL*** Upper-Division Philosophy Electives³			6
Electives⁴			16
	Total Credits		28
	Program Total Credits:		120

¹: No more than 6 PHIL credits at the 100-level may be applied toward the major.
²: At least 18 PHIL credits must be at the 300-level or above.
³: At least 6 PHIL credits must be at the 400-level.
⁴: Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to 120, of which at least 42 must be Upper-Division (300- to 400-level).

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:

Students are required to receive at least a C (2.000) in each Philosophy course required for the major or minor in Philosophy. The minimum scholastic average acceptable for graduation is 2.000 computed only for courses attempted at CSU.

*Freshman*
Semester 1		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)		X	1A	3
PHIL*** Lower-Division Philosophy Elective		X			3
1B			X	1B	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences				3C	3
	Total Credits				15
Semester 2		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Arts and Humanities		X		3B	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	4
Historical Perspectives				3D	3
Electives					6
CO 150 and AUCC 1B must be completed by the end of Semester 2.		X
	Total Credits				16
*Sophomore*
Semester 3		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
PHIL 205	Introduction to Ethics	X			3
PHIL*** Philosophy Elective		X			3
1C				1C	3
Electives					6
	Total Credits				15
Semester 4		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
PHIL 210	Introduction to Formal Logic	X
PHIL 410	Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems
PHIL 411	Logic in Philosophy and Beyond
Advanced Writing		X		2	3
Arts and Humanities				3B	3
Electives					7
	Total Credits				16
*Junior*
Semester 5		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
PHIL 300	Ancient Greek Philosophy	X		4A	3
Select one course from the following:					3
PHIL 170	World Philosophies (GT-AH3)			1C
PHIL 333	Latin American Philosophy
PHIL 335	Islam-Cosmology and Practice
PHIL 349	Philosophies of East Asia
PHIL 353	Feminist Philosophies
PHIL 360	Topics in Asian Philosophy
PHIL 455	Islamic Philosophy
PHIL*** Upper-Division Philosophy Elective					3
Electives					6
	Total Credits				15
Semester 6		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
PHIL 301	17th and 18th Century European Philosophy	X		4A	3
Electives					12
	Total Credits				15
*Senior*
Semester 7		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:		X			3
PHIL 315	Philosophy of Language
PHIL 325	Philosophy of Natural Science
PHIL 326	Philosophy of Biology
PHIL 425	Epistemology
PHIL 435	Metaphysics
PHIL 438	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL*** Philosophy Upper-Division Elective		X			3
Electives					8
	Total Credits				14
Semester 8		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
PHIL 462	Capstone Seminar	X		4B,4C	3
PHIL*** Philosophy Upper-Division Elective		X			3
Electives		X			8
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.		X
	Total Credits				14
	Program Total Credits:				120