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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts
Four Year Progression PlanCampus Availability
- Flagstaff
Year 1
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | PHI240 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 | ||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of texts of the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome, with emphasis on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2014 |
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| 2. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| PHI223 | Argument Analysis | 3 | |||
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Description: Systematic study of arguments, emphasizing analysis and evaluation of arguments as they occur in everyday life. (We encourage you to take either PHI 203 or 223 but not both.) Letter grade or pass-fail. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2014 |
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| PHI203 | Scientific Reasoning | 3 | |||
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Description: Investigates the logical relations between theories and facts with focus on examples of scientific reasoning. (We encourage you to take either PHI 203 or 223 but not both.) Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2014 |
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| 3. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| ENG105 | Critical Read/Writng In Univ | 4 | |||
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Description: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ((English Placement Test Results (ACT 17+; Accuplacer WR 4-7; IELTS 6+; PLACE 30+; SATI 340+, TOEFL PB 525+/CB 193+/IB 70+)) or (Test Results (ACT < 7; AccuplacerWR < 4; PLACE 10; SATI < 340) and Corequisite: ENG 100)) Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2014 Fall 2014 |
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| MAT114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |||
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Description: Contemporary quantitative methods, especially descriptive statistics, elementary probability, examples of statistical inference, linear and exponential models of growth and decay, and applicable discrete models. Fulfills liberal studies foundation requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MAT 100 with a grade of P taken Fall 2013 or later) or (MAT 102X with a grade of C or better) or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 35+; MATHC 30+; PLACE 43+) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2014 Fall 2014 |
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| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | NAU100 | Transition To College | 1 | ||
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Description: Interactive course designed to facilitate student success through exploration of academic, navigation, and life skills, familiarize students with campus resources and services, and assist students in forming a support network. Letter grade only. Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2014 |
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| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | PHI241 | Modern Philosophy | 3 | ||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of texts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophers such as Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Hume, and Kant. Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| 2. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
| -Option A- | |||||
| ENG105 | Critical Read/Writng In Univ | 4 | |||
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Description: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ((English Placement Test Results (ACT 17+; Accuplacer WR 4-7; IELTS 6+; PLACE 30+; SATI 340+, TOEFL PB 525+/CB 193+/IB 70+)) or (Test Results (ACT < 7; AccuplacerWR < 4; PLACE 10; SATI < 340) and Corequisite: ENG 100)) Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2014 Fall 2014 |
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| MAT114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |||
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Description: Contemporary quantitative methods, especially descriptive statistics, elementary probability, examples of statistical inference, linear and exponential models of growth and decay, and applicable discrete models. Fulfills liberal studies foundation requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MAT 100 with a grade of P taken Fall 2013 or later) or (MAT 102X with a grade of C or better) or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 35+; MATHC 30+; PLACE 43+) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Summer 2014 Fall 2014 |
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| 3. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
Year 2
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| PHI320 | Metaphysics | 3 | |||
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Description: Issues include space and time, causality, contingency and necessity, form and matter, cause and substance, reason, language, and being. Letter grade or pass-fail. Prerequisite: three hours of philosophy coursework, or instructor's consent. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI321 | Epistemology | 3 | |||
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Description: Issues concerning claims that one can or cannot know something. Sample issues include trust, relativism, skepticism, reason, experience, and belief. Letter grade or pass-fail. Prerequisite: 3 hours of PHI-Philosophy coursework or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI322 | Philosophy Of Mind | 3 | |||
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Description: Investigates the reasons for and implication of distinguishing minds from bodies. Letter grade or pass-fail. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy coursework, or instructor's consent. Requirement Designation: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2014 |
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| PHI323 | Topics In Logic | 3 | |||
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Description: Specific topic to be announced in the class schedule. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit as topic varies. Recommended: PHI 103 or 301. Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| 2. | PHIELECTIVE | Philosphy Elective | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 3. | LANGUAGE101 | Language 101-level Course | 4 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | Choose one of the options below: | ||||
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| PHI325 | Topics In Ethics | 3 | |||
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Description: Specific topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit as topic varies. Prerequisite: 3 hours of PHI-Philosophy coursework or International Exchange Student Group Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI357 | Political Philosophy | 3 | |||
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Description: Issues encountered in the analysis, evaluation, and justification of political authority. Letter grade only. Requirement Designation: Social and Political Worlds Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| 2. | PHI3XX/4XX | Philosophy Upper Division | 3 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Notes: If you are considering graduate school in philosophy, PHI 301 is recommended as 3 of the 9 required units of Upper Division Philosophy coursework. |
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| 3. | LANGUAGE102 | Language 102-level Course | 4 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
Year 3
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | PHI3XX/4XX | Philosophy Upper Division | 3 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Notes: If you are considering graduate school in philosophy, PHI 301 is recommended as 3 of the 9 required units of Upper Division Philosophy coursework. |
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| 2. | LIBSTLAB | Liberal Studies (LAB) Course | 4 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 3. | LANGUAGE201 | Language 201-level Course (LS elective or CU) | 4 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| PHI340W | Medieval Philosophy | 3 | |||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of the texts of the medieval philosophers, especially St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: PHI 240 and (ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI341W | Topics 19th Century Philosophy | 3 | |||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of texts of the philosophers of the nineteenth century, such as Hegel, Mill, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Comte. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (PHI 241 or PHI 241H) and (ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI342W | Contemporary Analytic Philospy | 3 | |||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of texts in analytic philosophy, as represented by thinkers such as Frege, Russell, Quine, and Wittgenstein. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Prerequisite: (PHI 241 or PHI 241H) and (ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| PHI343W | Contemp Continental Philosophy | 3 | |||
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Description: Reading and critical analysis of texts in existential phenomenology, as represented by thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Gadamer, Derrida, and their followers. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade or pass-fail. Prerequisite: 3 hours of philosophy coursework, or instructor's consent. Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+) Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| 2. | LANGUAGE202 | Language 202-level Course (LS elective or CU) | 4 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 3. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 2 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
Year 4
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | PHIELECTIVE | Philosphy Elective | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 2. | PHI3XX/4XX | Philosophy Upper Division | 3 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better Notes: If you are considering graduate school in philosophy, PHI 301 is recommended as 3 of the 9 required units of Upper Division Philosophy coursework. |
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| 3. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| Students need to submit a graduation application one term prior to graduation (Typically this is the student's 7th term). | |||||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | PHI414C | Philosophy Seminar | 3 | ||
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Description: Specific topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit; may not repeat topic. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in (PHI 103 or PHI 103H or PHI 203 or PHI 203H or PHI 223 or PHI 223H or PHI 301) and two other PHI courses at 200-level or above Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better |
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| 2. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 3. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
| 4. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Grade Required: Grade of "D" or better | |||||
University Requirements Specified by Major
| University requirements includes 35 units of liberal studies and 6 units of diversity coursework. The courses listed below are required for the major, but may also be used to satisfy liberal studies and/or diversity. Know that if a course is used to satisfy more than one requirement it is only counted once in the cumulative totals. The sections that are blank can be satisfied with any course from the approved list of liberal studies or diversity. | |
| Foundation Requirements:English (FNRQ:ENG) (4 units) | ENG 105 (4) |
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| Foundation Requirements:Math (FNRQ:MAT) (3 units) | MAT 114 (3) |
| Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry (AHI) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Social and Political Worlds (SPW) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Cultural Understanding (CU) (6 units) | LANGUAGE 101 (4), LANGUAGE 102 (4) |
| Science/Applied Science (SAS/LAB) (7 units) | Student Choice (7) |
| Liberal Studies Elective (3 units) | LANGUAGE 201 (4) |
| Diversity:U.S. Ethnic (DIV:ETHN) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
| Diversity:Global (DIV:GLBL) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
Program Information
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Students may not use PHI prefix courses to meet any liberal studies requirements
CONTACT INFORMATION
Philosophy Department:
Babbitt Academic Annex (Bldg. 23), Room 106
PHONE: 928-523-2648
http://www.cal.nau.edu/philosophy/
Student Services Center:
College of Arts and Letters:
Riles (Bldg. 15), 2nd Floor
PHONE: 928-523-8632
http://www.cal.nau.edu/advising/default.asp
General Information
Progression Plans are intended to provide a general road map related to the sequencing of courses.
For a full description of degree requirements, review the university catalog. To determine what requirements you may have already met through transfer credits, AP/IB courses, or test credits review your degree progress report.
Some courses may have pre-requisites and/or require appropriate placement scores in Mathematics and English. If you do not have the appropriate placement or pre-requisite courses, you may have to take more courses than are presented on the Progression Plan.
Not all classes are offered every term so use caution when changing the sequencing of courses.
For further clarification, refer to the catalog (link provided at the top of this page) or speak with an academic advisor.
