Philosophy and Sociology Double Major

The Sociology department and Philosophy department offer a double major for students interested in majoring in both degrees. 

General Requirements

• A minimum of 120 hours must be completed with a cumulative CU grade point average of 2.0; at least 45 of these hours must be at the upper-division level (courses numbered 3000-4999).
• No more than 54 hours of PHIL and no more than 54 hours of SOC course work can count towards the degree.
• The last 30 hours of the degree must be completed while registered in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at UCCS.
• Courses numbered below 1000 do not count towards degree completion.

Philosophy (30 hours)

• The Philosophy major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of PHIL course work and a minimum of 18 credit hours of upper-division (3000+ level) PHIL course work.
• All PHIL courses must have a grade of “C” or better.

Sociology (30-31 hours)

• The Sociology major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of SOC work and a minimum of 18 credit hours of upperdivision (3000+ level) SOC course work.
• All SOC courses must have a grade of “C” or better.

Note 1: SOC 3150 and 3170 should be completed prior to the senior year and must be taken at UCCS.
Note 2: Students who double count a Substantive course with the Summit, must take an additional 3 hours of electives to meet the 30 hour minimum hours for the major.