荣誉学士学位课程应与其他专业课程之一结合使用：普通专业，伦理学，政治学和法学专业或逻辑学和科学哲学专业。进入荣誉计划后，学生必须出示部门荣誉委员会批准的课程计划。哲学的主题包括人类知识的范围和局限性，现实的最终组成部分，价值和义务的来源以及逻辑和正确推理的性质等基本问题。哲学利用了许多其他学科的发现，并在其方法中强调清晰，严谨，公正和系统的思想。哲学思想在实际问题中的应用是该主题的核心。
The Honors Concentration is to be combined with one of the other concentrations: the General Major, the Concentration in Ethics, Politics, and Law, or the Concentration in Logic and Philosophy of Science. Upon admission into the Honors program, students must produce a course plan approved by the Department Honors Committee.The subject of philosophy encompasses such fundamental issues as the scope and limits of human knowledge, the ultimate constituents of reality, the sources of value and obligation, and the nature of logic and correct reasoning. Philosophy utilizes the findings of many other academic disciplines and, in its method, stresses clear, rigorous, impartial and systematic thought. The application of philosophical ideas to practical problems is central to the subject.Sacramento State offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in philosophy as well as a philosophy minor. Philosophy is an excellent vehicle for refining one's skills in critical reasoning and rational decision-making, making it a useful major for a wide variety of career goals. For instance, philosophy is good preparation for the study and practice of law. Philosophy majors who plan a career in teaching at the college or university level must commit themselves to a program of graduate study upon completion of the BA.