Students should have completed 30 hours of core with 30 hours at UT Arlington, or 40 hours of core with 12 hours at UT Arlington with an overall GPA greater than 2.0. Before being accepted into the major in philosophy, students must also have passed a course in symbolic logic or critical thinking ( PHIL 2311 LOGIC , PHIL 1301 FUNDAMENTALS OF REASONING  or the equivalent). Students may be accepted as pre-philosophy majors if the above standards are not met.

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy majors study many of the most fundamental questions of our existence and how to think more effectively about them. Through exploring the history of ideas and the structures of good argumentation, philosophy majors develop high-level reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.