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Associate Degrees for Transfer
2016-2017 Catalog
PHILOSOPHY
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY FOR
TRANSFER DEGREE
(MAJOR # T)
An Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer Degree is
designed for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree
in philosophy or a related major. In addition to providing
a strong philosophical foundation, the Associate in Arts
in Philosophy for Transfer Degree is designed to develop
critical thinking skills, as well as enhance the ability to read,
comprehend, and analyze complex arguments on a variety of
issues. These skills will be valuable assets to transfer students
to four-year institutions, whether they major in philosophy
or another field of study.
Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Analyze deductive arguments for validity and soundness.
2. Understand the difference between deductive and
inductive arguments.
3. Write a cogent argumentative essay.
4. Respect the values of dialogue, argumentation,
and principled criticism in a societal and global context.
5. Explain the most important issues in philosophy
and accurately characterize various opposing viewpoints
on them.
6. Thoroughly and accurately describe the arguments
for opposing viewpoints on philosophical issues.
7. Construct arguments of their own on philosophical
issues and express their arguments clearly and cogently.
8. Respond to objections to their own views and engage
in rational dialogue on philosophical issues without
resorting to logical fallacies or rhetoric.
9. See philosophical questioning and rational dialogue
as valuable and essential elements of a human life
well lived.
To obtain the Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer
Degree, students must complete the following requirements:
1. Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units
that are eligible for transfer to the California
State University, including both of the following:
a. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer
Curriculum (IGETC) or the California
State University General Education –
Breadth requirements.
b. A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter
units in a major or area of emphasis, as
determined by the community college district.
2. Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of
2.0. Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) also
require that students must earn a “C” grade or better in
all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.
Required Core............................................................ 6
Select 1 course from the following:
PHIL 4 Introduction to Logic. .......... 3
PHIL 6 Symbolic Logic..................... 3
Select 1 course from the following:
PHIL 1 Introduction to
Philosophy............................ 3
PHIL 1C Ethics ................................... 3
or
PHIL 1CH Honors Ethics ...................... 3
List A Courses.............................................................. 3
PHIL 2 Introduction to
Philosophy ........................... 3
Critical Reasoning and Analytic Writing or any course from
core not already used.
List B........................................................................... 3
Select 1 course from the following:
Any course from List A not already used.
HIST 1 Western Civilization
to 1648 ................................ 3
HIST 2 Western Civilization
from 1648 ............................ 3
PHIL 1D World Religions ................... 3
List C................................................................. 3 units
ASL 1 Beginning American
Sign Language ..................... 4
ASL 2 High-Beginning American
Sign Language ..................... 4
ASL 3 Intermediate American Sign
Language ............................. 4
ASL 4 High-Intermediate American
Sign Language ..................... 4
CHIN 1 Beginning Chinese .............. 4
CHIN 2 High-Beginning Chinese...... 4
ENGL 1B Introduction to the Study of
Literature ............................. 3
ENGL 1BH Honors Introduction to the
Study of Literature ............... 3
ENGL 43A American Literature: Origins through.
Reconstruction (1877) ......... 3
ENGL 43B American Literature: 1877
Philosophy