These criteria, however, are not rigid. A somewhat low quantitative GRE score, for example, might easily be balanced by several enthusiastic recommendations and a good writing sample. The department has a long tradition of accepting highly qualified students who come to philosophy late in their academic careers. Degree Requirements Students must complete at least 24 hours of graduate course work in philosophy and a satisfactory thesis. A non-thesis option requiring 30 hours of course work is also available.
More detailed information is available from the department.
The admission requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy program are the same as for the Master of Arts program, except that those with a weak philosophy background probably will be admitted to the M. A. program on a transitional basis. The student must complete at least 48 hours of graduate credit, the final 24 of which must be taken at Temple University. Students must take courses in three distribution areas, pass two written preliminary examinations demonstrating their readiness to pursue the project of their dissertation, demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language and in logic, and write and defend a satisfactory dissertation. More detailed information is available from the department.