COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Chair: Delbert J. Hanson , Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Hanson , Moreland Associate Professors: Ciocchi , Geive tt , Rae OBJECTIVES The objecti1es of the philosophy major center on intellectual content and skills becoming part of the student's life and character: (I ) development of the habit of reflective and evaluati,e thinking; (2) grow th in the abi lity to read and understand philosophic li terature and to 111ite we ll about this mate1ial; (3) gaining an acquaintance 11ith the intellectual tra dition of the West; (4) acquiring the abil ity to apply philosophical concepts to life 's problems; (5) making serious progress in formu lating one's own world and life 1iew; and (6) advancing towards full intel lectual and personal in tegration of aca demic studi es with Cluisti an teaching. The philosophy major may be taken as a liberal arts major, as pre professional preparation fo r careers in such fields as the law, education and th e min istry, or as preparation fo r graduate study in philosophy. DEGREE PROGRAM A Badui/qr of A1ts degn>e in Phiwsophy is offered upon completion of the un~ versity baccalaureate and major require ments. The philosophy major consists of 36 uni ts beyond the general educa tion req uirement. The student must take the three courses in the history of philosoph)' sequence (30 1, 302, 303) , the three courses in the major di,isions of phil osophy (411 , 412,413 ), and se lect nine units from courses desig nated as "Advanced Studies in Philoso phy." In addition, the student must take either 210 Introduction to Logic or 312 Symbolic Logic. Those planning on graduate work in philosophy will be ad,1sed to take S)'mbolic Logic. Finally, each student must meet the departmen tal seminar requirement of six units, as follows: three units of 350 Philosophy Seminar and three units of 450 Advanced Philosophy Seminar. Humanities Major/Philosophy Concentration The Department of Philosophy offers a philosophy concentration for the humanities major. (See Human~ ties section for specifics.) It is basi cally a minor in philosophy, but more flexibility is possible through depart ment advisement. MINOR A Philosophy Minor is offered 111 th the completion of 20 units beyond the gen-
Department of Nursing hea lth form required of all nursi ng majors must be subm iued pr ior to clinical challenge and admission to clinical nurs ing courses. This is necessary for Bio la to meet agency contract requirement s. I2. Candidates for the chal lenge process have the option of scheduling the examinations in such a way that if unsuccessful , subsequent enrollment in the course is possible. 13. Course credit wi ll be granted upon successful completion of the chal lenge exam. Courses maybe challenged one time only. (C*) denotes that a class can be chal lenged for the units listed. 14. Specific policies related to RN.'s, LV.N.'s or LP.N. 's follow. Transfer chal lenge studen ts from other nursing pro grams or other health profession back grounds will be evaluated indi11dually. Additional Policies: Registered Nurse and Students Transferring from RN Programs I. Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria: a. Hold current licensure in the United States. b. Be a graduate of a regionally accredited program. c. Be a student in a regio nall y accredited program. d. Provide proof of comp leted nursing education from outside the United States. 2. Nursing in the Community (460) and nursing research courses (441, 442) must be taken. Admission to these courses is contingent on successful com pletion of all components of the chal lenge process. The following courses may be challenged: 201 , 202, 204, 303, 340, 342,344,362,364,366,450,451and 452. Additional Policies: Licensed Vocational Nurse I. The applicant must hold rnrrent registration in the U.S. Graduates of regionally accredited nursing programs in the process of obtaining li censure will be admiued on provisional status.
2. The app li ca nt may take the 30 unit rnrriculum or the transfer-chal lenge rnrricuhun. Option I: Thirty Unit Curriculum I. This option perm it s th e L.V.N. to take nursing and related sc i ence courses in order to qua lify for the California regis tered nurse licens ing examin ati on. Transfer into th e degree program is possible. 2. The applicant 's portfolio will be evaluated on an individual basis . Academic credit ea rned in regionally acc redited in st itutions of higher edu ca tion for comparab le prelicensure courses will be accepted for transfer. 3. Th e fo ll owin g courses must be completed prior to taking the R. N.
era! educati on requirement, 17 of which must be upper cti1ision. The student must select two courses from 30 I, 302 and 303 and two courses from411 ,412 and 413. Note: No student who has taken 011e of IIU' lowerdiuisio11 histo1y ofphilosophy courses (211, 212, 213) will be pemzilled lo rmvll in its correspo11di11g upper division number (301, 302, 303). Any student who falls i11l0 this mwgo,y, and who is also a phiwsophy major, a philosophy minor, or a humanities major with a phiwsophy emphasis - all of whom are required lo lake upper diuisio11 counes i11 the history of philosophy - will be asktd to substitu/£ aMlher phiwsophy course for the his/01)' of phiwsophy course. Seledion of a11 appropnate substilule will be made in consulialion with the student's advism. Nomzally, only students who have com pleted a genoaJ educa/wn COUIY in pizi/JJsophy will be pemzitted /fJ emvll in upper division phi wsophy rourses (300s & 400s). F.xceptums /fJ this poliq may be permilted in special circum s/anas. All exceptums will require theapt,rvval tlll dUJir oftlie Philnsophy Depmtnumi. COURSES 210 Introduction to Logic (3) A general introduction to logic cover ing both deductive and indu ct ive inference, and the analys is of argu ments in ordinary language. 211 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the ear li est period of philosophic deve lopment in th e West, cover in g th e Pre-Socratics through the Neo-Platonists. 212 Introduction to Medieval Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the history of phi losophy, from Augustine to William of Occam, with spec ial emphas is upon Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. 213 lntroduction to Modem Philosophy (3) An introduction to philosoph y through a study of the history of phi losoph y from th e Renaissance through the 18th century. 214 Introduction to Philosophy (3) A general introduction to the nature, problems, methods , concepts , and divisions of philosophy. 215 Introduction to Ethics (3) An introduction to philosophy through a study of the principal ethical theories and thinkers; basic ethical probl ems and related biblical teaching. 216 Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics (3) An introduction to the problems, methods and concepts of philosophy wi th an emphasis on the issues and theories of aesthetics.
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li censure examination: Biology 281 Physio logy• Biology 282 Microbiology* Nursing 300 Professional Nursing Seminar
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3 units Nursing 340 Mental Health Nursing of the Client / Family 4 units Nursing 344 Nursing of the Older Adult Client/Family 4 units Nursing 364 Advanced Nursing of the Client / Family 4 units Nursing 450,451 ,452 Leade rship/ Management in Nursing 7 units 30 units *Transfer credit will be granted. Option II: Transfer-Challenge I. Just as ADN st udents must demonst rate comparability of transfer courses, LYN students will be given the same opportunity. However, LVN's will be allowed to challenge lower division courses if unable to demonstrate com parability from a regionally accredited academic institution . Nursing 201 and 202 must be challenged in sequence. 2. Other courses required for licen sure maybe challenged based on individ ual portfolio evaluation. Nursing in the Communi ty (460) and nursing research courses (441,442) must be taken .
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