The Humanistic Philosophy major requires 16 courses: 8 in philosophy and 8 in other humanistic disciplines. There is a distribution requirement and a level requirement.

The distribution requirement is satisfied when a student has taken and passed the following six courses:

• PHIL 1110 (003): Ancient Greek Philosophy
• PHIL 1170 (004): History of Modern Philosophy
• PHIL 1710 (005): Formal Logic
• one course in contemporary theoretical philosophy such as: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and logic
• two course in value theory

The level requirement is satisfied by a student taking at least three courses 2000 or above, including one 3000-level course.

The courses outside of philosophy should complement the student's work in philosophy. Courses commonly selected for this purposes include political theory courses and constitutional law courses from the Political Science Department, intellectual history courses from the History Department, and religious thought courses from the Religious Studies Department. These courses cannot be introductory. The selection of the eight courses outside of philosophy must be approved by the Undergraduate Chair in Philosophy.