Meet some of our current and recently graduated majors and learn why they chose to major in Philosophy or Religious Studies at Appalachian State. Click on the student's name to read about them.
Meet Haley Chuor, a recent religious studies major from Salisbury, North Carolina.
"I'm excited to see religion in this age of mass communication and technology and where it can and cannot continue to take us."
Meet Kayleigh Conley, a recent philosophy major from Pinehurst, North Carolina.
"Some ideas that philosophy treats that I personally find exciting and applicable to my future career are philosophy of law and medical ethics."
Meet Carly Goodman, a recent philosophy major graduate from Charlotte, North Carolina.
"What began as simply a requirement became a life-changing course, and that very semester I changed my major to philosophy."
Meet Amber Herendeen, a recent philosophy major from New York.
"In the two years I have been studying philosophy, I have learned so much about myself and the world around me."
Meet Girard Katz, a recent philosophy major from Charlotte, North Carolina.
"The philosophy department at Appalachian State is filled with the most knowledgeable and incredible professors I have ever gotten to work with."
Meet Caroline Wood, a recent philosophy major from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
"Studying philosophy in itself is inspiring because it has provided me a space in which I can explore and indulge in my own curiosities."