Departmental Honors Requirements

Twelve semester hours in Philosophy Honors courses.  Each course may be repeated for a maximum of six hours.  Repeating a course requires permission from the Departmental Honors Coordinator.

Students must take at least three credits in Honors Thesis and complete all other requirements for the major.  Six credits in Honors courses will replace six credits of philosophy electives.  Students in the Philosophy program must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.50.  Honors Thesis supervision will be undertaken by a faculty member approved by the chair, the Departmental Honors Coordinator, and the student’s faculty advisor.

Total Semester Hours: 12

• PHI 4444 - Honors Independent Study. Credits: 3

• Credits: 0-6

• PHI 4555 - Honors Research. Credits: 3

• Credits: 0-6

• PHI 4644 - Honors Thesis. Credits: 3

• Credits: 3-6

• PHI 4666 - Honors Seminar. Credits: 3

• Credits: 0-6