Advising

The Philosophy Department is committed to helping students succeed academically, and advising is one very simple way to ensure that your academic career is on-track. Advising will help you plan your course work, answer questions about graduation requirements, and make you aware of opportunities to enrich your educational experience at Boise State University.

All new and transfer students that have less than 58 credits need to contact the Center for Advising and Student Success (208-426-2663) for information on orientation and undergraduate advising prior to registration. They are located in Riverfront Hall, Suite 117, off the main quad on campus (behind the rearing Bronco statue). An advising hold, titled RAD (Required Advising ‘Hold’) will be placed on your academic record that will not allow you to register until you have been advised. After your advising appointment, the registration hold will be removed and you will be able to register.

Upper-division students (59+ credits) can make advising appointments through the Philosophy Advising Coordinator who will assist in assigning you to a regular philosophy faculty advisor. Contact the Department at philosophy@boisestate.edu or 208-426-3304 for advisor assignment.

The Philosophy Department is located in the Chrisway Annex I at 2103 University, directly across from the old Campus School and kitty-corner from the Brady Garage. The Philosophy Department reception desk is located in the lobby in the back ‘rectangular’ part of the building outside suite 139.

You’ll find useful information about the Philosophy degree requirements on our major and minor checklists.

FA 19 – PHILOSOPHY CLASSES & HOURS LIST – 7-4-19 IN PROGRESS

CATALOG CHANGES

2017-18 Changes:

PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality is now called PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy: Contemporary Issues (DLL)
PHIL 102 Classics of Western Philosophy is now called PHIL 102 Introduction to Philosophy: Great Thinkers (DLL)
PHIL 103 Moral Problems is now called PHIL Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Problems (DLL)
PHIL 209 Logic and Philosophy is now called PHIL 209 Thinking Well: Introduction to Logic (DLL)
PHIL 210 Philosophical Writing and Methodology is now called PHIL 301 Puzzles and Paradoxes (CID)

CATALOG POLICY: You may select any edition of the catalog provided that the catalog was published and in force while you were enrolled at Boise State and provided that the catalog is no older than six (6) academic years at the time of your graduation. (Please see pg 52 in the 2017-18 catalog for more information).

Fall 2012 and before:

A number of changes were made to the Philosophy offerings and degree (FA 12 forward). A set of policies was devised that will minimize the effect of the changes on students who plan to graduate under the 2011-12. You can of course elect to graduate under the 2012-13 catalog (and up to the current catalog) if you wish. Those who choose to do so may substitute PHIL 304 for the new PHIL 209 PHIL major/ PHIL minor requirement.

In most cases, it would be inadvisable to do so, since students graduating under the 2012-13 catalog and later catalogs have to satisfy the requirements of the foundational studies program. Consult your advisor if you need help deciding under which catalog it makes the most sense to graduate.

Immediately below is a summary of the most important changes to our program and the policies we have established to minimize their impact on those graduating under the 2011-12 and earlier catalogs. These policies have been implemented by the Broncoweb system. You can have the relevant policy applied to you by either (a) seeking a permission number from the instructor teaching the course into which you want to enroll (for policies listed under D, below) or (b) submitting a request for an Academic Adjustment to the Department Chair (for policies listed under B and C, below). Do not hesitate to contact your advisor if you have any difficulty understanding what you need to do in order to satisfy your degree requirements.

CHANGES TO THE PHILOSOPHY CURRICULUM AND THEIR IMPACT ON RETURNING MAJORS/MINORS

Course title and number changes:

PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy has had its title changed to PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality.
PHIL 406 Philosophy of Science has had its number changed to PHIL 306 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 413 Analytic Philosophy has had its number changed to PHIL 313 Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 433 Metaphysics has had its number changed to PHIL 333 Metaphysics
PHIL 435 Epistemology has had its number changed to PHIL 335 Epistemology

– None of these changes will affect you. For example, the old requirement to take PHIL 433 can now be satisfied by taking PHIL 333.

B. Courses required for the Philosophy major and minor under 2011-12 and earlier catalogs that have been eliminated:

1. PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic:

– Returning students who have not satisfied this requirement prior to Fall 2012 must satisfy it by taking PHIL 209 Logic and Philosophy.

2. PHIL 211 Ethics:

– Returning students who have not satisfied this requirement prior to Fall 2012 must satisfy it by taking either PHIL 103 Moral Problems or PHIL 311 Moral Philosophy. (Note that if the latter option is taken, PHIL 311 will not count towards the Upper Division Philosophy Elective requirement.)

C. Additional courses required for the Philosophy major and/or minor under 2011-12 and earlier catalogs

3. PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (now renamed PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality):

– This course remains in the catalog (under a new title), but returning students who have not satisfied this requirement prior to Fall 2012 will have the option of satisfying it by taking either PHIL 102 Classics of Western Philosophy or PHIL 103 Moral Problems instead. (Note, however, that if PHIL 103 used for this purpose, it cannot also be used to satisfy the PHIL 211 Ethics requirement.)

4. PHIL 433 Analytic Philosophy (now renumbered as PHIL 333):

– This course remains in the catalog (under a new number), but returning students who have not satisfied this requirement for the Major prior to Fall 2012 will have the option of satisfying it by taking PHIL 308 Philosophy of Language instead.

D. Courses with new prerequisites (some, but not all of which are new courses):

5. Intellectual Foundations prerequisite for PHIL 210.

– Returning students who wish to enroll in this new course will have the Intellectual Foundations prerequisite waived.

6. PHIL 209 prerequisite for PHIL 304, 306, 308, 310, 311 , 313 (formerly 413), 331 , 333 (formerly 433), 335 (formerly 435), and 437.

– Returning students who wish to enroll in any of these courses will have the PHIL 209 prerequisite waived if they either (a) previously passed PHIL 201 or MATH 187 with a C- or better, or (b) are taking PHIL 201 in Spring 2012, or (c) have registered to take it Summer 2012.

7. PHIL 210 prerequisite for PHIL 306, 308, 310, 311 , 313 (formerly 413), 331 , 333 (formerly 433), 335 (formerly 435), and 437.

– Returning students who wish to enroll in any of these courses will have the PHIL 210 prerequisite waived if they either (a) previously passed PHIL 297 Special Topics: Writings and Methods with a grade of C- or better, or (b) previously passed any upper division Philosophy course with a grade of C-, or (c) are taking an upper division Philosophy course in Spring 2012, or (d) they have registered to take an upper division Philosophy course in Summer 2012).

8. PHIL 210 prerequisite for PHIL 305, 307, and 309:

“At least one CID course in any discipline” prerequisite for PHIL 315, 321, 327, and 337.

– Returning students who wish to take any of these will have the “At least one CID course in any discipline” prerequisite waived if they either (a) previously passed at least one Philosophy course with a grade of C- or better, or (b) are taking at least one Philosophy course in Spring 2014, or (c) have registered to take at least one Philosophy course Summer 2014.

Tables That Explain It All

Course Title and Number Changes

Old Number and Title	New Number and Title
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality
PHIL 406 Philosophy of Science	PHIL 306 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 413 Analytic Philosophy	PHIL 313 Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 433 Metaphysics	PHIL 333 Metaphysics
PHIL 435 Epistemology	PHIL 335 Epistemology

Satisfying Required Courses that Have Been Eliminated

This shows how to navigate the changes in the course structure and still graduate under an older catalog.

If you have not yet taken:	then take:
PHIL101 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality OR PHIL 102 Classics of Western Philosophy OR PHIL 103 Moral Problems
PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic	PHIL 209 Logic and Philosophy
PHIL 211 Ethics	PHIL 103 Moral Problems OR PHIL 311 Moral Philosophy

Satisfying Old Requirements in New Ways

If you have not satisfied some old requirements, you now have options

If you have not taken:	then you may take:
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality OR PHIL 102 Classics of Western Philosophy OR PHIL 103 Moral Problems
PHIL 413 Analytic Philosophy	PHIL 313 Analytic Philosophy OR PHIL 308 Philosophy of Language