Of these, 12 credits are selected from the following courses:

• PHI 107 - Theories of Knowledge and Reality
• PHI 175 - Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
• PHI 192 - Introduction to Moral Theory
• PHI 317 - Political Philosophy: The Social Contract Tradition and its Critics
• PHI 417 - Contemporary Political Philosophy
• PSC 125 - Political Theory
• PHI 107  may also apply toward satisfaction of the humanities divisional requirements in the Liberal Arts Core.

• No more than two 100-level courses can count towards these 12 credits.

In addition, students choose two of the following four areas

In addition, students choose two of the following four areas, and take nine credits in each: (1) history of political thought; (2) law; (3) ethics and politics; and (4) human nature and political theory. Each course selection needs the approval of a political philosophy advisor. The courses listed below satisfy these area requirements. However, additional courses in philosophy or political science, such as selected topics courses, may be approved, as may certain courses in other departments such as history or sociology, as well as appropriate courses given outside of the arts and sciences. Each political philosophy student consults with the advisor about course selections each semester. The illustrative examples are: