Overview

The Philosophy programme at Lycoming College is a vantage point from which to think about questions that often occur to thoughtful students as they pursue majors other than philosophy.

Key facts

The Philosophy Department offers courses directly relevant to students majoring in Accounting, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, International Relations, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.

The philosophy curriculum is flexible and, therefore, students at Lycoming can combine a major or minor in philosophy with a major in just about any other subject. Students who pursue philosophy as a minor or as a second major will deepen their liberal arts education while at the same time preparing themselves for a fulfilling career.

Student Opportunities

Read, write, discuss, and therefore think deeply about important questions that have been raised in our philosophical tradition for 2500 years.

Conduct research, publish, or present at conferences with a professor from the Department.

Create an interdisciplinary academic experience by augmenting a major in philosophy with a major or minor in another discipline.

Why Lycoming?

Every class is taught by a professor with a PhD.

Small class sizes consequently focused classroom discussions.

Courses emphasize reading and writing and cover a variety of periods and places, including Ancient Greek Philosophy in Athens; Medieval Philosophy in Rome, Paris, and North Africa; Modern Philosophy in France, Germany, Holland, and England; Contemporary Philosophy in the US, England, Germany, and Australia.

May Term courses enable travel with members of the Department. A travel course is planned for Iceland.

Careers and opportunities

Philosophy majors pursue all sorts of careers. Our majors have become lawyers, doctors, engineers, high school teachers, prison wardens and budding rock stars.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Central Problems in Philosophy

Philosophy Through Film

Ancient Greek Philosophy

Medieval Philosophy

Modern Philosophy

Business Ethics

Philosophical Issues in Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

More details

Your application will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Early Decision: Apply by Nov. 15

Early Action: Apply by Dec. 1

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Williamsport, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All transcripts and certificates must be official and must be translated into English. If you've attended more than one school, request a separate transcript from each school.

Submit Your Standardized Test Scores (Optional)

Submit Your English Proficiency Exam Scores: Lycoming requires submission of one of the following assessments: TOEFL IBT (minimum score 70); TOEFL PBT (minimum score 525); IELTS (minimum overall band score 6.0); Pearson English Test -PTE Academic (minimum score 50) or Duolingo English Test - DET (minimum score 100), unless you live in an English-speaking country.

Submit Financial Support Documents: International students planning to attend with an F-1 or J-1 visa will be required to submit proof of financial support. Students must complete and return the Financial Disclosure Form and an official bank statement (translated into English, if necessary) verifying adequate available funds prior to being considered for admission.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

50944 USD / year

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Out-of-State

50944 USD / year

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Domestic

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50944 USD / year

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Living costs

Williamsport

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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