Philosophy

Associate of Arts

The Associates of Arts degree with a field of study in Philosophy is designated for students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate degree in Philosophy or Liberal Arts at four-year institutions. The curriculum includes general academic courses and electives that enable students who intend to major or minor in Philosophy to transfer to four-year institutions with substantial course work completed.

Completing a Philosophy program can expand opportunities in teaching, law school, and other related areas while teaching lifetime skills of analysis and multicultural reasoning.

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Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Field of Study - 18 credit hours
PHIL 2306	Introduction to Ethics	3
PHIL 2303	Introduction to Logic	3
Select two of the following:		6
PHIL 1304	Introduction to World Religions
PHIL 2307	Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 2316	Classical Philosophy
PHIL 2321	Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 2389	Academic Cooperative: Philosophy Capstone
Field of Study Electives - 6 credit hours
To complete the Philosophy Field of Study, students must take two 3-credit hour courses listed in any Associate of Arts Field of Study from the following list: Anthropology, Business Administration (transfer plan only), Communication, Criminal Justice, Drama, Education, English, Arts, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Humanities, Language and Cultural Studies, Mexican-American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.		6
STC Core Curriculum - 42 credit hours
Complete 42 credit hours of required Core Curriculum including the following: ^1,2		42
Language, Philosophy & Culture
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy
Total Credit Hours		60

In addition to the courses in the Field of Study, the student is required to take 42 credit hours from the STC Core Curriculum. These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill field of study requirements.

Students who select a 3 credit hour Mathematics course to fulfill the Mathematics component of the Core Curriculum must take 4 credit hours to complete the Component Area Option for the Core Curriculum.

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Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Credit Hours
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy	3
HIST 1301 or HIST 2327	United States History I or Mexican-American History I	3
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
Component Area Option - Core Curriculum		3-4
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication (Recommended)
	Credit Hours	12
Second Semester
HIST 1302 or HIST 2328	United States History II or Mexican-American History II	3
ENGL 1302	Composition II - Rhetoric	3
Mathematics Elective - Core Curriculum		3-4
Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum		3
PHIL 2303	Introduction to Logic	3
	Credit Hours	16
Third Semester
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum		3
Component Area Option - Core Curriculum (if required)		1
Philosophy Elective ¹		3
	Credit Hours	6
Fourth Semester
GOVT 2305	Federal Government	3
PHIL 2306	Introduction to Ethics	3
Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum		4
Field of Study Elective ²		3
	Credit Hours	13
Fifth Semester
GOVT 2306	Texas Government	3
Field of Study Elective ²		3
Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum		4
Philosophy Elective ¹		3
	Credit Hours	13
	Total Credit Hours	60

Courses to be chosen from Philosophy Field of Study

To complete the Philosophy Field of Study, students must take two 3-credit hour courses listed in any Associate of Arts Field of Study from the following list: Anthropology, Business Administration (transfer plan only), Communication, Criminal Justice, Drama, Education, English, Arts, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Humanities, Language and Cultural Studies, Mexican-American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.