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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy, B.A.


The B.A. degree in philosophy requires 30 credit hours of coursework in philosophy, including at least 21 credit hours in advanced courses (3000-level and above). The 30 hours must include PHIL 1301 , PHIL 3351 , PHIL 3352 ; at least one course from the sequence PHIL 3311–PHIL 3329; and at least one course from the sequence PHIL 3370 - PHIL 3389 or PHIL 3363 .

SMU Degree Requirements

An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:

Requirements for the Major


Elective Courses (15 Credit Hours)


Five courses from the following:

Total for the Major Only: 30 Credit Hours