Philosophy 1: Introduction to Philosophy  

Pierce College

Christopher Lay

Department of Philosophy & Sociology

Extra Credit #1

For 2.5% of extra credit, to be applied to your final course grade, seek out the assistance of our tutor at least twice before the middle part of the semester/session.  You will be given a slip of paper each time you visit our tutor: photograph them and send them to me as verification that of your visits. 

If you visit our tutor more than twice, keep track of your visits in the same way so that those visits can be applied to the in-class participation portion of your final course grade. 

That type of extra credit will be accepted up until the middle part of the semester/session. 

Extra Credit #2 for 15-Week Semesters

For 2.5% of extra credit, to be applied to your final course grade, attend some on-campus event and apply some of the skills we've developed over the course of the semester. 

To receive the full 2.5% of extra credit, explain in three or four paragraphs (no more than two pages) a) the event(s) you attended, b) the relevant points you heard, and c) your application of some of what we've learned over the course the semester to those relevant points. 

That type of extra credit will not be accepted before the middle part of the semester/session, or after the date of our final exam. 

Extra Credit #2 for 5-Week Sessions

For 2.5% of extra credit, to be applied to your final course grade, read newspaper article from a reasonably reputable news outlet having to do with a topic relevant to our course material, and apply the skills we've developed over the course of the semester. 

Your application of the skills we've developed over the course of the semester should be done by summarizing and evaluating an argument or point from that newspaper article. 

To receive the full 2.5% of extra credit, explain in three or four paragraphs (no more than two pages) a) the article you read, b) the main arguments or points within it, and c) your evaluation of those arguments or points. 

That type of extra credit will not be accepted before the middle of the term, or after the date of our final exam.