Sophomore Plan of Study
Sophomore Plans for the Class of 2028 are due on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Philosophy information session is Tuesday, February 3, 4:00 in Beardsley 316.
Complete information can be found on the deans' sophomore plan of study page.
Students complete their Sophomore Plan electronically, via the Major/Minor Portals in mySwarthmore. (Note: It is important to update your plan in the portal whenever your projections change.)
Once students state their intended major/minor in the portal, we will put the plan advisor's name in the portal. Please reach out to your advisor to arrange a meeting with them.
You will be given a plan advisor, this person will NOT be your major/minor advisor — in the PHIL department, the chair advises all majors/minors.
Include in your plan —
- Major/minor and course/honors. A plan narrative — a brief description of the primary interests, purposes, and principles that organize your program of study, including off-campus study, Honors, etc.
- Courses for the remaining 4 semesters, Junior and Senior years. Include courses that will meet the required credits/distribution to complete your PHIL program.
- In Spring of your senior year, course majors must include PHIL 99 Senior Course Study (SCS). Honors majors and minors must include PHIL 199 Senior Honors Study (SHS).
- Honors — an honors preparation form, listing the 4 preparations you plan to take for honors — 3 for the major, 1 for the minor. (PHIL 199 SHS is not a preparation.)
Seminars you indicate on your plan – you will be put on a sign-up sheet. If you change your seminar plan(s) after it is approved, please let the department AA know. This aids in planning, so any under or over-enrolled seminar can be canceled or rescheduled.
