Philosophy and Religion: Sample 4-Year Plan
The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Philosophy and Religion (BA or BS)
FALL - Semester 1
Your lower-level philosophy course requirement or lower-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
TRU 110 or other Self and Society Seminar
The first year of a Foreign Language
Other Dialogues Curriculum coursework
SPRING - Semester 2
PHRE 120: New Majors Colloquium
The ‘other’ one of your lower-level philosophy course requirement or lower-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
The first year of a Foreign Language
Other Dialogues Curriculum coursework
FALL - Semester 3
One course from your upper-level philosophy course requirement, or one course from your upper-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
The second year of a Foreign Language (for BA) or a STEM course satisfying the Bachelor of Science requirement (for BS)
Required support or minor
Other Dialogues Curriculum coursework
SPRING - Semester 4
One course from your upper-level philosophy course requirement, or one course from your upper-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
The second year of a Foreign Language (for BA) or a STEM course satisfying the Bachelor of Science requirement (for BS)
Required support or minor
Other Dialogues Curriculum coursework
FALL - Semester 5
One course from your upper-level philosophy course requirement, or one course from your upper-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
PHRE 3xx elective
Required support or minor
SPRING - Semester 6
One course from your upper-level philosophy course requirement, or one course from your upper-level religious studies course requirement: see the list below
PHRE 3xx elective
JINS 3XX: Writing Enhanced Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar
Required support or minor
FALL - Semester 7
PHRE 33xx elective
Required support or minor
SPRING - Semester 8
PHRE 475: Senior Seminar in Philosophy and Religion
Required support or minor
Electives to total 120 credit hours
The lower-level philosophy course requirement:
one of PHRE 186, 187, 188, or 189
The lower-level religious studies course requirement:
one of PHRE 185, 210, 274, 285
The upper-level philosophy course requirement:
any two of the following courses — PHRE 333, 336, 337, 342, 355, 356, 370, 385
The upper-level religious studies course requirement:
any two of the following courses — PHRE 301, 303, 304, 305, 316, 344, 360, 361, 387
NOTES:
The Dialogues Curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 5-1-23
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
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