• Prepares students for transferring into liberal arts program at four-year colleges and universities.
• Provides essential critical thinking and knowledge skills for an informed life.
• Students will understand the diversity of ways in which people have approached philosophical issues throughout history.
• Students will engage in life-long task of developing a philosophy of life, analyzing contemporary issues in a critical manner.
• Students can start program in Summer, Fall or Spring semesters.
• Philosophy is an excellent discipline to pursue if you wish to enter into a career in law, education, public service, religion, or business.
• Philosophy graduates have some of the highest GMAT, LSAT, and GRE scores (standardized tests) of all undergraduate majors.
• Many classes are available entirely online.

• Courses should be taken in order indicated here.
• Required philosophy classes and electives transfer to many four-year colleges and universities.
• Philosophy electives include Philosophy through film (PHI204-Spring), History of Modern Philosophy (PHI202 -Fall), and Existentialism (PHI206-Spring). Each is offered in one semester only during a two-year cycle.
• Graduating from the Liberal Arts: Philosophy Option within two years demands that students take philosophy electives when available, and take a minimum of five courses per semester.
• *Courses are electives. Recommended, but can be replaced by other courses in the area.
• For advising help Liberal Arts: Philosophy Option students should contact Professor Meredith Gunning, Coordinator of the Program at (978) 556-3539 or mgunning@necc.mass.edu

Milestone courses are the most important for success in the program, should be taken in the sequence shown, and may require certain grades or other outcomes for your continued progress toward graduation. They may also cover most, or all the six core skills required for graduation.