Applying to PHIL

Outside of the Sophomore Plan timeline

If a student has an approved major/minor on their record, the student will be able to use the Major/Minor portal in mySwarthmore to change their major/minor without needing an exception.

If you do not see the Change Major/Minor tab, then you do not have at least one approved Major. You should contact your prospective major department or program’s administrative assistant to request that they grant you an “exception” to be able to enter your major.

To add a major, navigate to the “Majors” block. If you are changing a major, add the major first before dropping a major. You MUST have at least one major listed. Remember the rules for majors and minors, a student can have up to 2 majors, or up to 2 minors, but not both (limit of 3 programs). If you currently have 3 approved programs, you will need to drop one before adding another.

If you plan to pursue honors, indicate your honors major/minor in the ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’ block. In Philosophy, you are able to add or update your honors plan at any time, until the end of add/drop in the Fall of your senior year.
Four two-credit preparations are required for the honors program. To add, remove, or edit your preparations, select ‘Edit’ in the ‘Add/Remove Courses’ section of your honors plan.

For information on the Sophomore Planning timeline, see the deans web-page.