A minimum of 128 semester hours is required for a bachelor's degree from Belmont. Many departments require specific courses which must appear on the Plan of Study, and close consultation between the student, the tutor, and the department chairperson is essential. Honors Tutorials Education is much more than the communication of facts. There are attitudes, ideals and values to be imparted too. Belmont's Honor Program preserves this tradition in a formal way.
Students request a particular tutor at the end of their first semester.
From that time on, the tutor serves as a confidant, counselor, advocate, and guide through the student's academic and vocational pilgrimage at Belmont. Tutors guide the formation of the student's Plan of Study. Students meet with their tutor one hour each week, sometimes in an individual session, and sometimes in a small group. Students keep a journal of their tutorial assignments and experiences. During the last year at Belmont, students write a personal credo and discuss it in an exit seminar.