2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Philosophy, A.A./A.S.


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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Philosophy (A.A., A.S.)

Program and Career Description:

The Philosophy emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in Philosophy at a four-year school. A Philosophy degree provides a foundation of critical thinking and analytic skills useful for various careers and leadership positions, especially in law and education. A few selected careers are listed below.

Career Entry-Level Education Entry-Level Pay Median Pay Experienced Pay
Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers Master's degree; PhD for some positions $35,860 $58,980 $87,930
Legal Support Workers Associate's degree; Bachelor's for some positions $33,420 $50,240 $81,590
Editors Bachelor's degree $29,420 $42,810 $61,720

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements


Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Humanities/Fine Arts


Take 3 courses - one must be a literature course

Major Required Courses


Requirements for Graduation Include:


  • earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
  • earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
  • taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Philosophy, A.A./A.S. Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60


First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16


First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15


Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16


Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 13


  • Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
  • Social/Behavioral Science Credit(s): 3
  • Natural Science Requirement Credit(s): 4
  • Elective Credit(s): 3 ***

Note(s):


*Students who plan to transfer to UT Chattanooga should not take a PHIL prefix course to fulfill a General Education requirement.

**Students who plan to transfer to ETSU should take MATH 1530  to fulfill the General Education math requirement.

***Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

***If pursuing the A.A. degree, 6 of the elective hours must be one-year sequence of the SAME foreign language. Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at universities include demonstrated competency in foreign language at the intermediate level. Community college students are encouraged to attain intermediate-level competency in foreign language before transferring. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation web sites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee System. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.

For more information contact:
Dr. Erin Kealey at
ekealey@columbiastate.edu or 931.540.2760
or
Humanities & Social Sciences Division office at 931.540.2780

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC- PHIL-02-14-18

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