Graduation Checklist

  1. General University Requirements
    1. 120 units to graduate
    2. 2.0 Overall GPA
    3. 45 units in residency
  2. University Gen-Ed Requirements (see here)
    1. College Writing Requirement (CW)
    2. Basic Math Requirement (R1)
    3. Analytical Reasoning Requirement (R2)
    4. Biological Science Requirement (BS)
    5. Physical Science Requirement (PS)
    6. Literature/Art Requirement (AL/AT)
    7. Historical Studies Requirement (HS)
    8. Social/Behavioral Sciences Requirement (SB)
    9. One Social World course (AL, AT, HS, SB, I, SI)
    10. One US Diversity (DU) Course
    11. One Global Diversity (DG) course
    12. Only one Philosophy course can be used to satisfy (1-11).
    13. Junior Year Writing (JYW; often Phil 400 or 401 for Philosophy majors)
    14. Integrative Experience (IE; often Phil 500 for Philosophy majors)
  3. College Requirements
    1. Foreign Language (see here)
  4. Department Requirements (see here )
    1. At least 10 courses in Philosophy
      1. No more than 3 of those 10 at the 100 level
      2. Only courses numbered 501 or above may be taken pass/fail.
      3. At least six of the 10 must be taken at UMass or the Five Colleges.
      4. Phil 400/401 (JYW) and Phil 500 (IE) and one additional GenEd course may count towards the 10, if taken in Philosophy
    2. Six of the ten courses must meet the departmental area requirements:
      1. 1 course in Logic
      2. 1 course in Value Theory
      3. 1 course in History of Ancient or Medieval Philosophy
      4. 1 course in History of Modern Philosophy
      5. 2 courses in Metaphysics and Epistemology