The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy with three concentration options: general, political and legal studies, and religious studies. The program is designed to give students a solid grounding in the historical development of philosophy and an ability to analyze arguments proposed in serious discussions of any subject. Students interested in the study of religion can minor in religious studies or choose religious studies as their major concentration. The linked BA in philosophy and MA in Humanities makes it possible for exceptional philosophy majors to count up to 12 hours of graduate courses toward both an undergraduate and graduate degree. Students must earn a minimum of 150 credit hours (120 discrete credit hours for the undergraduate degree and 30 discrete credit hours for the graduate degree).