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B.S. in Actuarial Science

Otterbein University Course Catalogs

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 19, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Philosophy (BA)


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Total required hours: 128

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I. General Education Requirements


  • First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
  • Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
  • Modern Language (0, 4 or 8 hrs)
  • Mathematics (4 hrs)
    Note: This major requires   
  • Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
  • Senior Year Experience (4 hrs)
  • Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

    See   for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (32 hrs)


B. Symbolic Logic (required)


I. Electives (required only if necessary to reach 32 total hrs for this major)


  • PHIL 1000 - 4999 (see note below regarding 1000 level courses)
    Note: Only one 1000 level course beyond those required to fulfill the Introductory Level and Symbolic Logic requirements may be counted as an elective to fulfill the 32 hours required for the major.

III. Residency Requirements


In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

  • at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
  • at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
  • the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (128 hrs)


If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 128 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major


A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree


A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

 

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