Overview

Key Features

Wherever your life and career take you, you must be able to search for, articulate, and defend the truth. At the Philosophy program at Calvin University, you'll gain the skills you need to do that. You'll grapple with history’s deepest, most foundational questions and explore what it means to pursue truth and justice in today's world.

Along the way, you'll learn from professors who are leading voices in their field. You'll gain critical thinking and writing skills that you can apply to any discipline, from law to business to health science. You can even broaden your career options by combining your studies in philosophy with another field.

Study abroad - Expand your experience of the world by taking your studies abroad. You could study African philosophy in Ghana, tour major centers of philosophical debate in Europe, or spend your interim in contemplation of Christian faith at Swiss L’Abri.

Expert faculty - Calvin professors are leading voices in the field of Christian philosophy, with recent published books addressing topics ranging from the nature of sin, the importance of walkable city neighorhoods, building inclusive communities, and more.

Versatile program - A specially-designed philosophy double major lets you pair your philosophy studies with nearly any other field.

Prepared for the future - Calvin philosophy majors go on to careers in everything from ministry to medicine to social work. Many go on to thrive in grad schools like Princeton and Notre Dame.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Questions in Philosophy

Logic

Ethics

Legacies of Thought: Ancient Philosophy & Medieval Christianity

The Christian Foundations of Modernity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grand Rapids, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Common Application
High school transcript
Official college/university transcripts

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

40500 USD / year

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Out-of-State

40500 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

40500 USD / year

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Living costs

Grand Rapids

United States

990 - 1710 USD / month

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