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Program checklist · BA

Philosophy BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
38.0101
Credits (computed from items)
221
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1126
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_130edcfc
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

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      One Ethics course (3 credits)

      8 items
      1. PHI 335LEC
        Contemporary Ethical Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 336LEC
        The Science of Morals
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 338LEC
        Law and Morality
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHI 341LEC
        Social Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PHI 342LEC
        Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PHI 345LEC
        Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PHI 372LEC
        Early Modern Moral and Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHI 410LEC
        Social Norms
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Logic course (3-4 credits)

      3 items
      1. PHI 115LEC
        Critical Thinking
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 185LEC
        Model-Based Reasoning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 215LEC
        Symbolic Logic
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      One Metaphysics and Epistemology course (3 credits)

      9 items
      1. PHI 320LEC
        Philosophy of Mind
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 321LEC
        Philosophy of Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 324LEC
        Philosophy of Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHI 325LEC
        Philosophy of Physics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PHI 326LEC
        Philosophy of Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PHI 328LEC
        Philosophy of Language
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PHI 329LEC
        Metaphysics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHI 333LEC
        Epistemology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PHI 434LEC
        Formal Epistemology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Two History of Philosophy courses (6 credits)

      8 items
      1. PHI 360LEC
        Ancient Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 366LEC
        Medieval Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 370LEC
        Early Modern Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHI 372LEC
        Early Modern Moral and Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PHI 376LEC
        Buddhist Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PHI 380LEC
        Nineteenth Century Enlightenment from Kant to Nietzsche
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PHI 388LEC
        Twentieth-Century Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHI 362LEC
        Chinese Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Six Philosophy Electives (18 credits)

      2 items
      1. Six PHI courses, four of which must be at the 300/400 level.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. UB Seminar courses (198/199) are excluded.
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

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        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Honors and Program Distinction

          0 items

            Curricular Plan

            42 items
            1. UB Seminar
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Ethics PHI course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. Total
              Not resolved to a course
              15
            7. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            9. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            10. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            11. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            12. Math & Quantitative Reasoning
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            13. Scientific Literacy 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            14. Logic PHI course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            15. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            16. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            17. Scientific Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            18. Scientific Literacy Lab
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            19. History of Philosophy course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            20. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            21. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            22. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            23. History of Philosophy course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            24. Communication Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            25. Metaphysics/Epistemology PHI course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            26. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            27. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            28. UBC 399MNT
              UB Curriculum Capstone
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            29. PHI 200+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            30. PHI 200+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            31. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            32. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            33. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            34. PHI 300+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            35. PHI 300+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            36. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            37. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            38. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            39. PHI 300+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            40. PHI 300+ Level Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            41. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            42. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=8159&returnto=1177. Captured page pages/0175.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.