UC Santa Cruz Philosophy
Undergraduate Studies
Daniel Guevara, Undergraduate Program Director (guevara@ucsc)
Laura McShane, Undergraduate Staff Advisor (lmcshane@ucsc)
Drop-In Advising is available Wednesday 9-11 am and Thursday 2-4 pm
For advising at other times, email lmcshane@ucsc.edu for an appointment.
NOTE: Reduced undergraduate advising in May!
Laura will be out of the office April 30-May 2 and May 8-16.
The following undergraduate advising WILL NOT be available: declaration of major, EAP forms, graduation check, extension of enrollment. Plan accordingly!
Read the latest Philosophy Undergraduate Newsletter here.
Declaring the Philosophy major or minor:
To declare your major, visit the Undergraduate Advising Center (advising.ucsc.edu) Student section. You will find a form to download and instructions for completing the form. Please email to make an appointment, or bring the form by during drop-in hours.
Major and minor course requirements are listed below. You can download a PDF version of the 2007-08 Philosophy Undergraduate Handbook.
PLEASE NOTE: PHILOSOPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES WILL BE CHANGING IN 2008-09
Beginning in fall 2008, there will be important changes taking places to the undergraduate philosophy program. These changes will hopefully ensure that students are better prepared for their upper-division courses, and will also provide a means for philosophy undergrads to fulfill the W requirement within the major.
Eleven courses will still be required for the major, but the distribution requirements will be slightly different. Also, the prerequisites for some of our courses will be changing. The changes are highlighted below in red:
Introductory courses: As before, two courses are required; Phil 9, Introduction to Logic (course name will be changed next year to Symbolic Logic) and one other introductory course. The list of courses that will fulfill the second introductory course requirement has been expanded, and is now as follows: Phil 11, 22, 24, 28, or any 80 course.
History of Philosophy: As before, two of 91, 93, and 94 are required
What's new:
* Only two courses in the history of philosophy are required
* Taking any two of the 91, 93, 94 sequence will fulfill the W requirement (that is, each course is worth 1/2 of a W) Thus, by completing the philosophy major, you will have satisfied the W requirement. However, please note: This means that these courses will be smaller. However, this is NOT retroactive. These courses taken PRIOR to fall 2008 do NOT fulfill the W requirement.
* Students must complete BOTH introductory requirements before being eligible to enroll in ANY of the history of philosophy courses.
Upper Division (6 required)
Any six 5-unit courses numbered 100 and above (with the exception of 195A & B and 199) are required.
Before enrolling in ANY upper division course (that is, any course numbered above 100), students must have taken AT LEAST ONE of 91, 93, or 94.
Senior Seminar (1 required).
At least one course numbered 190 is required to fulfill the senior comprehensive requirement.
Remember: If you have already declared the major, you will follow the catalog rights from the year that you declared unless you request to have your requirement term changed.
If you have questions regarding the new requirements, fell free to email me at lmcshane@ucsc.edu; however, as noted above, I will be out of the office until May 19.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR 2007-08
Eleven courses are required. These eleven
courses must meet the following distribution requirements:
Introductory (Two courses total): Phil
9, Introduction to Logic, and either Phil 11, Introduction to Philosophy, OR
an Introduction to Ethics course (Phil 22 or 24) OR Phil 26, Existentialism.
History of Philosophy (Three courses total): At
least two courses chosen from Phil 91, Ancient Greek Philosophy; Phil 93, The
Rationalists; and Phil 94, The Empiricists; plus a third course numbered between 91 and 113.
Upper Division (Six courses total): Students
choose any six 5-unit courses numbered above 100. One must be an Advanced
Seminar (190 series), usually taken during the senior year, which fulfills
the Exit
requirement.Courses
taken for the History requirement may not be double counted. The
following courses MAY NOT be used to fulfill this requirement:
Phil 180H, Phil 195A and B, Phil 199, and Phil 199F.
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REQUIREMENTS--RELIGIOUS THOUGHT CONCENTRATION
Fourteen courses are required: two introductory philosophy courses;
two in the history of philosophy sequence; six additional upper-division
philosophy courses; and four upper-division courses in the area
of religious thought. These fourteen courses must meet the following
distribution requirements:
• Introductory: Phil 9 (Introduction to Logic) and either
Phil
11 (Introduction to Philosophy), an Introduction to Ethics course
(22 or 24), or Phil 26 (Existentialism)
• History of Philosophy: Phil 91 (Ancient Greek
Philosophy) and either Phil 93 (The Rationalists) or Phil 94
(The Empiricists)
• Upper-Division. These must include the following:
1. Either Phil 170 (Interpretation of Religion) or Phil 171 (Faith & Reason)
2. Two other upper-division or graduate philosophy of religion
courses (must be approved by the Director of the Concentration)
3. At least one Advanced Seminar (190 series)
4. Any two other upper-division philosophy courses. The following
courses MAY NOT be used to fulfill this requirement:
Phil 180H, Phil 195A and B, Phil 199, and Phil 199F.
• Concentration in Religious Thought: Four
upper division courses in the area of religious thought from
programs
on campus
such
as Anthropology, Literature, History, History of Art and Visual Culture,
Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology, chosen through consultation
with the Director of the Concentration in Religious Thought.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE MINOR
A minor in philosophy consists of any nine of the eleven courses
required for the major. At least five of these must be
upper-division courses. There is no exit requirement.
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TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students can petition the department for credit in the major for
coursework done elsewhere. In general, equivalent introductory
courses in Philosophy
may be substituted for UC Santa Cruz Philosophy introductory
courses. The website www.assist.org has
information on which courses articulate for the major, but final
approval rests
with the department.
One equivalent upper-division course taken at another four-year
university may
also be substituted. Petitions are available outside
the Philosophy Department office (Stevenson 235) and must be submitted with a syllabus
and supporting material from the class. Only courses for which the student has received a B or
better grade will be accepted for the major.
For the Religious Thought Concentration, Phil 170 and 171 MUST be taken at UCSC.
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HONORS IN THE MAJOR
Philosophy Department policy regarding honors in the major is as follows:
If a major has a GPA of 3.9 or better in Philosophy (for courses taken at UCSC), that student will receive highest honors.
If a major has a GPA of at least 3.8 but less than 3.9 in Philosophy (for courses taken at UCSC), then that student will, upon approval of a majority of the faculty, receive highest honors. (NB: A 3.8 GPA qualifies students here for the Dean's list.)
If a major has a GPA of at least 3.7 (but less than 3.9) in Philosophy (for courses taken at UCSC), then that student will receive honors.
If a major has a GPA below 3.7 and a faculty member believes that student should be considered for honors, then that faculty member must present the case to the department.
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Please refer to the UC
Santa Cruz General Catalog or the Navigator for information about campus and university requirements in addition to the
major
requirements, and for specific course descriptions.
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