The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.
BS Four-Year Degree Plan
The following degree plan, last reviewed 04-12-2018, is based on the 2018-19 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
| PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| GEP 101 First-Year Foundations or UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar |
2 |
| Life Sciences (lab) or Physical Sciences (lab) - General Education | 4 |
| General education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 115 Ethics and Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Cultural Competence - General Education | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 305 Elements of Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| MTH 130 Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 345 Theories of Ethics | 3 |
| Philosophical Perspectives and Area Studies - PHI elective | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - General Education | 3 |
| The Arts - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 310 History of Western Philosophy: Modern | 3 |
| Applied Ethics - PHI elective | 3 |
| Life Sciences (no lab) or Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 306 History of Western Philosophy: Ancient | 3 |
| PHI 336 Knowledge and Reality: Contemporary Approaches | 3 |
| ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI elective | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHI 350 Philosophy and Public Affairs | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| Course for minor | 3 |
| PHI elective (upper level) | 3 |
| General elective | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |