Archived catalog. This is a historical catalog kept for reference.
View the current catalog.
Philosophy (B.A.)
Major GPA based on all philosophy and religious studies courses taken at EIU.
Major
Total: 30 semester hours
Philosophy Core -- 12 hours
PHI 1900G
Logical and Critical Reasoning. (3 credits)
or
PHI 1990G
Logical and Critical Reasoning, Honors. (3 credits)
PHI 2000
Ancient Philosophy. (3 credits)
or
PHI 2090
Ancient Philosophy, Honors. (3 credits)
PHI 3260
Modern Philosophy. (3 credits)
or
PHI 3290
Modern Philosophy, Honors. (3 credits)
PHI 4480
Seminar. (3 credits)
or
PHI 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
AND one General Education course in Philosophy: Credits: 3
PHI 1000G
God, Freedom, Knowledge and Values: An Introduction to Philosophical Questions. (3 credits)
PHI 1090G
God, Freedom, Knowledge and Values: An Introduction to Philosophical Questions, Honors. (3 credits)
(Honors)
RLS 1200G
Introduction to Religious Studies. (3 credits)
RLS 1290G
Introduction to Religious Studies, Honors. (3 credits)
(Honors)
PHI 2500G
The Good Life: An Introduction to Ethics. (3 credits)
PHI 2590G
The Good Life: An Introduction to Ethics, Honors. (3 credits)
(Honors)
PHI 3050G
Social and Political Philosophy. (3 credits)
PHI 3100G
Cultural Foundations I. (3 credits)
(cross listed with ENG 3100G)
PHI 3110G
Cultural Foundations II. (3 credits)
(cross listed with ENG 3110G)
PHI 3700G
Language and Human Nature. (3 credits)
Electives in Philosophy and/or Religious Studies – 15 hours
At least 6 hours must be from courses numbered 3000 or above.
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all philosophy and religious studies courses taken at EIU.)
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.