The Philosophy Program

Professors Bender, Cutter, Olkowski, and Sassower; Associate Professor Welshon; Assistant Professor Tanner; Instructors Arangno, Clark, Frakes, Sullivan, and Yarnell; Professors Emeritus Richard Francis (deceased), and Eldon Stevens.

Philosophy teaches analytical and critical thinking, develops oral and written communication skills, and contributes to interdisciplinary understanding. Philosophy as a discipline attempts to answer perennial questions about values, human existence, and the nature of reality. Skills developed in this inquiry help philosophy students to excel in careers in law, medicine, management, education, government, writing, computer science, psychology, sociology, and ministry among many others. Philosophy majors consistently score in the top percentiles for all majors on the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT and other graduate and professional admissions tests.

• Philosophy Major
• Philosophy Major Options

Philosophy Minors

The department offers minors in areas of philosophy that complement various major fields. Minors require 18 hours of course work.

Philosophy Double Majors

Adding a philosophy major to one’s major in another discipline, thereby creating a double major is an option for students who wish to obtain a broader perspective in their discipline for post-graduate work. All requirements for the Philosophy major apply to double majors. Students may have two different majors in two different colleges or in the same college.