Requirements for Admission
Applicants for admission to the School of Philosophy should submit an application through the university’s online application system by the appropriate deadline.
Each student must be registered for each semester in residence. No student will be permitted to register later than the last day of the registration period without special permission of the dean. Each student entering the university for the first time must be enrolled and registered on or before the first day of class.
Undergraduate
Students may be admitted to the School of Philosophy as freshmen or as upperclassmen. Upperclassmen who wish to declare a philosophy major or transfer into the school must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA to be accepted; students seeking admission to the philosophy program who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement may request provisional admission contingent upon subsequent demonstration of sufficient academic aptitude.
Transfer students must fulfill all the requirements of the School of Philosophy for courses in the major. Credits earned in undergraduate courses in philosophy pursued at other institutions will be accepted for undergraduate degrees provided that the requirements of the University-wide policy for earning transfer credit are met, that the courses are equal in quality and content to those offered in the School of Philosophy, and that the student has earned high grades in those courses. The maximal number of allowable transfer courses in philosophy is normally limited to half of those required for the major.
The evaluation of coursework for transfer credit is overseen by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Transfer students should bear in mind that the entire academic credit-transfer process can take several weeks or longer. The School of Philosophy will notify the student when the evaluation process is completed, at which time all approved transfer credits will be recorded on the transfer student's Catholic University student record.
Non-Degree Students
Special undergraduate students are admitted to such courses as they may select without the intention of going on for academic degrees. Before admission they must furnish satisfactory evidence of their fitness to follow these courses profitably.