Accelerated Program

The Philosophy Department offers a special arrangement for Franciscan University students who receive an early admission to our M.A. program in philosophy.  They have the possibility of reducing by nearly one semester the amount of credits needed to receive an M.A. degree in philosophy with an additional savings in tuition.  In this way, they can complete the course work for the M.A. with only one year of further course work beyond the B.A.  Students admitted under the accelerated program are allowed to take up to two (2) graduate-level philosophy courses for a total of six (6) credit hours and to apply these credits both towards completion of their undergraduate degree as well as their M.A. degree.  The tuition for these two graduate level courses is the normal tuition for undergraduate courses.

By taking two graduate-level philosophy courses under this program, the student is left with the requirement of completing twenty-four (24) credits of graduate work that can be done by taking the normal graduate load of four (4) courses for two more semesters.  There would remain only the language requirement, comprehensive examination, and thesis.