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Apr 29, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Philosophy BA/Law JD
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Admission Criteria
To be eligible for matriculation to the School of Law, Accelerated BA to Law JD students must meet the Law JD Admission Criteria One Ethics Course (3 credits)
One Logic course (3-4 credits)
One Metaphysics and Epistemology course (3 credits)
Two History of Philosophy courses (6 credits)
Six Philosophy Electives (18 credits)
- Six PHI courses, four of which must be at the 300/400 level.
- UB Seminar courses (198/199) are excluded.
JD Requirements
JD First Year Requirements (32 credits)
- LAW 509LEC - Torts Credits: 4
- LAW 501LEC - Civil Procedure Credits: 4
- LAW 507LEC - Property Credits: 4
- LAW 515LEC - Legal Analysis, Writing and Research I Credits: 4
- LAW 503LEC - Contracts Credits: 4
- LAW 505LEC - Criminal Law Credits: 4
- LAW 511LEC - Constitutional Law 1 Credits: 4
- LAW 516LEC - Legal Analysis, Writing and Research II Credits: 3
- LAW 500TUT- Professional Development Credits: 1
JD Second and Third Year Requirements (58 credits)
- LAW 564LEC - Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Credits: 3
- LAW Experiential Course(s) Credits: 6
- LAW Seminar Course Credits: 3
- LAW Research/Writing-intensive Course Credits: 3
- LAW electives at the 500-level or above Credits: 43
Experiential Course options
- LAW 523TUT - Judicial Externship - Intensive Credits: 3-5
- LAW 567LEC - Lawyers as Change Agents: Pathways to the Public Good Credits: 3
- LAW 637LEC - Corporate Negotiations Credits: 3
- LAW 686LEC - Food, Drug, & Medical Device Law Credits: 3
- LAW 817LEC - International Arbitration Credits: 3
Seminar Course options
- LAW 639SEM - 9th Amendment Credits: 3
- LAW 695SEM - Land Use Planning Credits: 3
- LAW 822SEM - Gender, Sexuality, & Law Credits: 3
Research/Writing Course options
- LAW 722SEM - Intensive Research & Writing Sports Law Credits: 1-4
- LAW 762SEM - Adv Topics in Law & Society Research: Foundations Credits: 3
- LAW 956LEC - Introduction to Appellate Advocacy Credits: 3
Notes
* PHI 372 can satisfy either, but not both, of the Ethics and History of Philosophy requirements.
Total Credits Required for Undergraduate Major: 33-34
Additional Undergraduate Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements.
- 16-17 undergraduate elective credits.
Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 90
Total Credits Required for Graduate Degree: 90
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 180
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.
Program Honors and Program Distinction
A student in the Philosophy major is eligible for Program Distinction or Program Honors upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Academic Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Students who successfully complete the honors program and meet the criteria will have the appropriate notation on their official transcript. Program Distinction is also noted on the official transcript.
Curricular Plan
A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.
Second Year Fall
- Math and Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4
- Logic PHI course Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy 1 Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 2
Second Year Spring
- Scientific Literacy 2 Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy Lab Credits: 1
- History of Philosophy course Credits: 3
- PHI Elective Credits: 3
- PHI Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Third Year Fall
- PHI 300/400 level Elective Credits: 3
- PHI 300/400 level Elective Credits: 3
- Metaphysics and Epistemology course Credits: 3
- History of Philosophy course Credits: 3
- Communication Literacy 2 Credits: 3
First Year JD Fall
- LAW 515LEC - Legal Analys, Writing and Res I Credits: 4
- LAW 501LEC - Civil Procedure Credits: 4
- LAW 509LEC - Torts Credits: 4
- LAW 507LEC - Property Credits: 4
- LAW 500TUT- Professional Identity Credits: 0
First Year JD Spring
- LAW 505LEC - Criminal Law Credits: 4
- LAW 503LEC - Contracts Credits: 4
- LAW 511LEC - Constitutional Law 1 Credits: 4
- LAW 516LEC - Legal Analysis, Writing and Res II Credits: 3
- LAW 500TUT - Professional Development Credits: 1
Second and Third Year JD
- LAW 564LEC - Legal Ethics and Pro Respon Credits: 3
- LAW Experiential Elective Credits: 6
- LAW Seminar Elective Credits: 3
- LAW Research Writing Elective Credits: 3
- LAW 500+ Electives Credits: 43
Total Credits Required: 180
Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:
- A broad general understanding of the work of major figures in the history of philosophy, including Plato, Aristotle, Descartes and Kant.
- Students have the capacity to explain the core debates in the most important topics in a range of areas which are typically regarded as lying at the center of contemporary philosophical thought, including metaphysics, theory of knowledge, philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.
- Ability to use the framework of core moral theories to assess the normative status of particular situations, behaviors, and characters.
- Familiarity with formal logic, including both the ability to understand the logical symbolism used in many contemporary philosophical texts, and to carry out logical proofs and derivations within a formal system.
- The general capacity to think analytically and creatively about philosophical texts and issues.
- The general capacity to express philosophical ideas and defend them effectively in argument, both in writing and orally.
(HEGIS: 15.09 PHILOSOPHY, CIP: 38.0101 Philosophy)
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