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Philosophy Honors Program

Departmental Honors Requirements

Twelve semester hours in non-General Education Philosophy Honors courses.聽 Any Honors course numbered from 4444 to 4666 may be repeated for a maximum of six hours.聽 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.聽 Six credits in Honors courses numbered 4444 to 4666 may be used to聽replace six credits of philosophy electives.聽 Students in the Philosophy program must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.50.聽 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 2090
Ancient Philosophy, Honors.  (3 credits)

Credits: 0-3

PHI 3290
Modern Philosophy, Honors.  (3 credits)

Credits: 0-3

PHI 4444
Honors Independent Study.  (3 credits)

Credits: 0-6

PHI 4555
Honors Research.  (3 credits)

Credits: 0-6

PHI 4644
Honors Thesis.  (3 credits)

Credits: 3-6

PHI 4666
Honors Seminar.  (3 credits)

Credits: 0-6

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.