Admission Requirements for the
Accelerated Program

Franciscan University undergraduate students applying for the Accelerated Program must fulfill the following requirements.

1.       Apply for admission to the Accelerated Program no earlier than the mid-semester date of the second semester of their junior year and no later than the end of the first semester of their senior year.

2.       Complete an application for the Accelerated Program.  Applications are available in the Graduate Admissions Office, Starvaggi Hall.

3.       Have completed at least (6) undergraduate philosophy courses before the start of the first semester of their participation in the accelerated program.  Three (3) of these courses must be PHL 113, PHL 211, and PHL 212.  Three (3) others must be a combination of any 300- or 400-level courses.  

4.        Have at least a 3.00 QPA in their undergraduate philosophy courses  and overall.

Requirements for Completion

Franciscan University undergraduate students admitted to the Accelerated Program must fulfill the following requirements in order to complete the program.

1.       Take one, but no more than two, graduate-level philosophy courses offered at Franciscan University.  Students may take any such courses.

2.       Attain at least a B+ in each of the graduate courses taken under the program.

3.       The course(s) must be taken when the students are seniors.  The courses can be taken the same semester or in the summer.

4.       Maintain a 3.0 QPA in their senior year and in their philosophy courses overall.

After completing their graduate courses under the accelerated program, the applicant’s status will be reviewed by the director of the graduate program in philosophy.  If the above conditions are not fulfilled, then the student’s accelerated status will be revoked and the graduate courses will count only for undergraduate credit.  If the above conditions are fulfilled, then the student will be admitted into the graduate program in philosophy.