Note that the requirements below supplement the University Baccalaureate Degree requirements. Refer to the General Catalog for this information. You can obtain a copy of the General Catalog at the University of Utah Bookstore.

The Minor in Philosophy calls for a minimum of 18 units of philosophy coursework that meets the following five requirements:

1. Area Requirement

Students are to take courses from the four Areas in the summary table below, in the quantities indicated:

Areas	Minimum	Qualified Courses
I Ethics and Value Theory	One course	3011, 3500, 3510, 3520, 3530, 3700, 3710 3720, 3730, 3800, 3820, 4540, 5130, 5191, 5500, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5700, 5710
II Metaphysics and Epistemology	One course	3012, 3300, 3310, 3350, 3400, 3440, 3600, 3370 [4370], 4380, 5192, 5300, 5350, 5370, 5400, 5450, 5480
III History of Philosophy	One course	3013, 3810, 4110, 4120, 4130, 4140, 5040, 5060, 5110, 5120, 5150, 5193, 5360
IV Logic and Formal Methods	One course	1250, 3200, 3210, 5200, 5210, 5220, 5230
Full COURSE TITLES and DESCRIPTIONS at bottom of this page

Students elect the particular courses (from each of the above Areas) that they wish to take. Before taking any 5000-level course, however, it is strongly recommended that students take at least one 3000- or 4000-level course from that same Area.

2. Advanced Course Requirement

At least one course of the total 18 units must come from the 5000-level (or higher). These advanced courses do at the same time satisfy an Area Requirement, as indicated in the above table.

3. Elective Requirement

Additional courses may be needed to bring your total to 18 units. Every course the philosophy department offers counts towards the Elective Requirement. Note that two kinds of courses count only towards this requirement, not meeting any other requirement. First, all lower division courses count as electives (i.e., 1000 level and 2000 level courses). Second, the four specifically religion-oriented courses we offer: Phil 3610 (Religions of India), Phil 3620 (Religions of China and Japan), Phil 3630 (Buddhist Thought), and Phil 3640 (World Religions). Since these courses are not primarily philosophical in content, they do not count towards any of our specific philosophy requirements, but they do count for the Elective Requirement. The historical explanation of why the philosophy department offers these courses is that U of Utah does not have a Religion Department, the natural home for such courses. Note that Phil 3600 (Philosophy of Religion) is a philosophy course, and it meets the Area II requirement.

4. Grade Requirement

The Grade Requirement has three parts. First, only coursework taken for a letter grade will contribute to the above requirements; CR/NC coursework will not count. Second, no individual course receiving a grade lower than C- will count for any of the above requirements. Third, the overall grade-point average (GPA) for courses meeting the above requirements must be at least 2.00.

5. Residence Requirement

Various of the above requirements may, in special cases, and with approval, be satisfied with transfer credit. Requirement 2 is an exception: in all cases, the Advanced Course Requirement must be satisfied by course work completed at the University of Utah.