- About Ramapo
- Academics
- Admissions & Aid
- Student Life
- Athletics
- Alumni
- Arts & Community
- Quick Links
- Apply
- Visit
- Give
Philosophy
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2018-2019 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed/School Core: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language I * or Elective (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Consider PHIL 143 - LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP IN PHILOSOPHY +(HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4) PHIL 106 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC+
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language II * or Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Major: PHIL 201 - WORLD WISDOM TRADITIONS (HRS 4)
- School Core: Language III * or Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, or VALUES AND ETHICS **
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, or VALUES AND ETHICS **
- Major: PHIL 3XX - Reality and Knowledge (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHIL 321 - PHILOSOPHY OF ART AND BEAUTY (HRS 4)
- Major: PHIL 233 - ETHICS (HRS 4)
- Major: 200/300 PHIL Elective <> course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Study Abroad Elective**
- Major: Study Abroad Elective**
- Major: Study Abroad Elective**
- Major: Study Abroad Elective**
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHIL 328 - BIOETHICS (HRS 4)
- Major: 200/300 PHIL Elective <> course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: 200/300 PHIL Elective <> course (HRS 4)
- Major: CAPSTONE (PHIL 400 Independent Study in Philosphy) or AIID 388 (Co-Op) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits GPA: 2.0 Note: 5 writing intensive courses required: Critical Reading and Writing and Reading in the Humanities; the other three course are taken in the major.
+ May double count in General Education and Major
* Entering Language courses at the 300 Level indicates fulfillment of the school core language requirement.
**The Philosophy major strongly recommends a Study Abroad but does not require one. Spring Semester in South India for Junior Year is suggested.
◊ Up to 3courses from outside PHIL can count into the major, including any of these courses: Africana Studies (AFST 308); Anthropology (ANTH 235); Environmental Studies (ENST 209); History (HIST 277 and 289); Law and Society (LAWS 251); Literature (LITR 268 and 306); Political Science (POLI 206); Psychology (PSYC 220).
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
p: 201-684-7500
e: information@ramapo.edu
Copyright ©2024 Ramapo College Of New Jersey. Statements And Policies. Contact Webmaster.
Follow Ramapo