Transfer Guide - Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

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Transfer Guide - Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Transfer Process
All transfer students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy should follow the admission procedures located at
www.stcloudstate.edu/transfer to be admitted to St. Cloud State. A student must first be accepted to St. Cloud State and then may
apply to the Philosophy major after meeting with the advisor for the Philosophy Department. The Philosophy Department offers a
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and an interdisciplinary degree. For more information, please see the University Catalog.
The following courses transfer from North Hennepin Community College to St. Cloud State:
NHCC Course
SCSU Course
PHIL 1010 Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 112 Philosophical Explorations
PHIL 1020 Ethics OR
PHIL 1220 Health Care Ethics
PHIL 1050 Intro to Logic OR
PHIL 1110 Informal Reasoning for Problem Solving
PHIL 212 Moral Problems and Theories
PHIL 194 Critical Reasoning
PHIL 1060 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 221 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 1200 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 213 Environmental Ethics
The following courses are suggested for particular MnTC Goals:
NHCC Course
SCSU Course
Goal 1: ENGL 1201 College Writing I AND ENGL 1202 College Writing II
ENGL 191 Rhetorical and Analytical Writing
Goal 2, 9: PHIL 1110 Informal Reasoning for Problem Solving OR
Goal 4: PHIL 1050 Intro to Logic
PHIL 194 Critical Reasoning
Goal 6, 8: PHIL 1060 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 221 Philosophy of Religion
Goal 9, 10: PHIL 1200 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 213 Environmental Ethics
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It is recommended that students take these courses as a part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) or
Associate in Arts (AA) degree.
If a student completes a Goal within the MnTC, the same Goal will be completed at St. Cloud State once
transferred.
Additional Requirements to Consider when Degree Planning
 Completion of 10 Goals (40 credits) in the MnTC (known as the Liberal Education Program at St. Cloud State)
 Philosophy majors are required to have a second major, a minor, or one year of a foreign language
 Majors and minors in Philosophy must complete all required philosophy courses and those taken as electives in the
program with a grade of "C-" or better
 40 upper-division credits (300-400 level coursework) are required to graduate
Please refer to www.transferology.com for up-to-date information on course equivalencies
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Philosophy Department
College of Liberal Arts
Chair: Dr. Kevin Sharpe
Student Relations Coordinator: Abbey Soldner
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stcloudstate.edu/philosophy
Phone: 320.308.4277
Phone: 320.308.2234
Kiehle Visual Arts Center 107-1
Centennial Hall 365
*The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
8/1/14