UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO



NIC - PHILOSOPHY B.S. PATHWAY 2024-2025
To view the approved curriculum for this degree at U of I, please visit: Philosophy B.S.

To view the approved curriculum for this degree at NIC, please visit Philosophy A.A.

The University of Idaho has created transfer pathways to make the transfer process easier for students. Through these pathways, the University of Idaho has created an agreement with other institutions to show a potential pathway to earn a bachelor's degree by starting at your local community college and completing the degree at the University of Idaho. When using these pathways, please remember that this is just one route to completing a bachelor's degree. If you choose to follow a pathway, be sure to save a copy and work with your academic advisor at the University of Idaho. Following a transfer pathway allows you to work with your academic advisor to adhere to the catalog year and requirements listed on the transfer pathway.

All Associate Degree's require a minimum of 60 credits, some programs may require more credits.


Written Communication
6 credits minimum.
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ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) ENGL 101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) ENGL 102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) 05/18/2015 
Oral Communication
2 credits minimum.
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COMM-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
3 credits minimum.
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MATH-123 MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY (3) MATH 123 MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-130 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 130 FINITE MATHEMATICS (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-147 COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY (5) MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)
MATH 144 ANALYTIC TRIGONOMETRY (1)
05/18/2015 
MATH-160 SURVEY OF CALCULUS (4) MATH 160 SURVEY OF CALCULUS (4) 05/18/2015 
MATH-170 CALCULUS I (4) MATH 170 CALCULUS I (4) 05/18/2015 
MATH-253 PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED STATISTICS (3) STAT 251 STATISTICAL METHODS (3) 05/18/2015 
Scientific Ways of Knowing
7 credits minimum from two different disciplines, with at least one laboratory or field experience.
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BACT-250 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (4) BIOL 250 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 255 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB (2)
05/15/2017 
BIOL-100 CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 102 BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY (3)
BIOL 102L BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
BIOL-115 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SCIENCES (4) BIOL 115 CELLS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE (3)
BIOL 115L CELLS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE LABORATORY (1)
05/16/2016 
BIOL-175 HUMAN BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
BIOL-207 CONCEPTS IN HUMAN NUTRITION (3) FCS 205 CONCEPTS IN HUMAN NUTRITION (3) 06/11/1900 
BIOL-227 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (4) BIOL 227 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (4) 05/18/2020 
BTNY-203 GENERAL BOTANY (4) PLSC 205 GENERAL BOTANY (4) 05/16/2016 
BTNY-241 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (4) REM 341 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (3) 05/16/2016 
CHEM-100 CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
CHEM-101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 101L INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
CHEM-102 ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 101L INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
05/13/2019 
CHEM-111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (5) CHEM 111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3)
CHEM 111L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
CHEM-112 PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II (5) CHEM 112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4)
CHEM 112L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
ENSI-119 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (4) ENVS 101 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (3)
ENVS 102 FIELD ACTIVITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOG-100 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (4) GEOG 100 INTRODUCTION TO PLANET EARTH (3)
GEOG 100L INTRODUCTION TO PLANET EARTH LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 101L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 102L HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-123 GEOLOGY OF IDAHO AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (4) GEOL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
GIST-271 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY USING GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (4) GEOG 385 FOUNDATIONS OF GIS (3) 05/14/2018 
PHYS-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE (4) PHYS 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS (3)
PHYS 100L FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-103 ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY (4) PHYS 103 GENERAL ASTRONOMY (3)
PHYS 104 ASTRONOMY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (4) PHYS 111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 111L GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-211 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (5) PHYS 211 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 211L LABORATORY PHYSICS I (1)
05/16/2016 
ZOOL-202 GENERAL ZOOLOGY (4) BIOL 114 ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENTS (4) 05/16/2016 
Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing - Philosophy B.A./B.S
6 credits minimum from two different disciplines.
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PHIL-101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 240 BELIEF AND REALITY (3) 05/15/2024 
Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing
6 credits minimum from 2 different disciplines.
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AIST-101 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ANTH-100 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 100 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
ANTH-102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 05/13/2019 
CHD-134 INFANCY THROUGH MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (3) FCS 234 INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD (3) 05/18/2015 
CJ-103 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3) CRIM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY (3) 05/18/2020 
CJ-103 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3) CRIM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY (3) 05/18/2020 
COMJ-140 MASS MEDIA IN A FREE SOCIETY (3) JAMM 100 MEDIA AND SOCIETY (3) 05/18/2015 
COMM-233 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 233 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
ECON-201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) 05/18/2015 
HIST-101 WORLD HISTORY I (3) HIST 101 WORLD HISTORY I (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-102 WORLD HISTORY II (3) HIST 102 WORLD HISTORY II (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-103 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 20TH CENTURY (3) HIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
HIST-111 UNITED STATES HISTORY I (3) HIST 111 UNITED STATES HISTORY I (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-112 UNITED STATES HISTORY II (3) HIST 112 UNITED STATES HISTORY II (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-115 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS I: FIRST PEOPLES AND COLONIAL PERIOD (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/15/2022 
HIST-116 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II: SINCE INDEPENDENCE (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/15/2022 
POLS-101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) POLS 101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) 05/18/2015 
POLS-237 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND PROBLEMS (3) POLS 237 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (3) 05/18/2015 
PSYC-101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-102 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 230 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-251 RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (3) SOC 427 RACIAL AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (3) 05/15/2000 
Institutionally Designated Courses (4-6 Credits)

Select one Wellness course from the approved list.

Select one course from one of the following approved lists:

    First Year Experience Course

    Institutionally Designated Course

Lower Division Requirements - Philosophy B.A./B.S.

Students are required to take the following courses with the following exceptions.

Students take either PHIL 111 or INTR 250.

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INTR-250W THE MEANING OF LIFE (3) INTR 000 ELECTIVE () 05/15/2022 
PHIL-103 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3) PHIL 103 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3) 05/18/2015 
PHIL-111 WORLD RELIGIONS (3) PHIL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
PHIL-201 LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING (3) PHIL 201 CRITICAL THINKING (3) 05/18/2015 
University of Idaho Degree Requirements - Philosophy B.S.

REQUIRED COURSEWORK

    PHIL 240 Belief and Reality

    PHIL 320 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

    PHIL 321 History of Modern Philosophy

    PHIL 490 Senior Seminar

Select one course in Philosophy and Cultures.

9 credits of Upper-Division Philosophy electives.

20 credits in related fields.

3 additional credits of Humanities.

3 additional credits of Social Science.

6 additional credits of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics.

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