BACHELOR of PHILOSOPHY (BPhil)

Application for Admission to Degree Candidacy

(Please Type Application or Print Legibly)

PART I: CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIC DATA FORM

Name

PeopleSoft Number

Permanent Address

Cell Phone

Pitt E-Mail Address

Home School (Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Swanson School of Engineering, College of Business Administration, School of Nursing, etc.)

Major(s)

Minor(s) and Certificate(s)

Expected Graduation Date

ON A SEPARATE SHEET, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Academic Awards and Honors

List and explain the nature of any academic awards, honors, or singular achievements.

Independent Study or Research

List and explain the nature of any independent study or research you have been pursuing. Please be as specific as possible and list faculty supervisors where relevant.

Extracurricular Activities

List the extent of your involvement in any extracurricular activities; note any leadership positions held.

Post-Graduate Plans

Indicate whether you plan to pursue further education, seek employment, or proceed otherwise; describe your plans.

Three Academic References

Provide the names, department affiliations, campus addresses and phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three faculty members who can comment on your academic performance to date and on your potential to fulfill the BPhil requirements. NOTE: You need not request formal letters of recommendation; in the event that we would wish to contact the faculty members, we would notify you of our intent prior to doing so in order that you may inform them and confirm their willingness to be a reference for you.

PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL COPY OF YOUR UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH TRANSCRIPT

If you are a transfer student, please include a transcript from each school previously attended (transcripts from other schools need not be official).

Student’s Signature

Date

PART II: PLAN OF STUDY

THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT

On a separate sheet, please provide a narrative in which you discuss your academic plan of study in detail. This document should make clear your specific interests and areas of concentration in your chosen major(s), connections between the majors you have chosen, and the ways in which your curriculum reflects breadth, depth, and/or focus. In sum, you are to discuss the ways in which the coursework you have completed (or plan to complete) is demanding, interesting, and rigorous. This statement should include a consideration of coursework outside your major. This statement must be reviewed and approved by your major advisor (if you have multiple majors, review by only one major advisor is required).

Student’s Name (printed)

THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT’S ACADEMIC ADVISOR

I affirm that I have reviewed this student’s Plan of Study and it represents an accurate description of the student’s academic program.

Academic Advisor’s Name(printed)

Academic Advisor’s Signature

Date

PART III: THESIS PROSPECTUS

THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT

Thesis Topic

Please provide a “working title” for your thesis (please type or print legibly).

Description of Research

On a separate sheet, please provide a detailed description of your thesis project. Include a statement of the question under investigation, a description of your research methodology, and a discussion of your expected results. You should include a theoretical justification for your work to explain how this project will contribute to the field in which the research/project is being conducted. This statement must be reviewed and approved by your thesis advisor.

Student’s Name (printed)

THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT’S THESIS ADVISOR

I affirm that I will be able to provide this student with a research/scholarship experience similar to that of graduate students in my academic discipline. Furthermore, I believe that the scope of the student’s proposed project is similar to that of a master’s level student and that the candidate is capable of producing a thesis/project of the same caliber as a master’s thesis/project in my academic discipline.

Thesis Advisor’s Name (printed)

Thesis Advisor’s Signature

Date

RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:

David A. Hornyak

UHC Director of Advising

3600 Cathedral of Learning

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

If you have any questions regarding the completion of the application,please contact David Hornyak by e-mail at r by phone at 412-624-6884.

REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

  • Transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended(you must provide an official transcript from Pitt; all others may be unofficial)
  • Your signature on the Candidate Biographic Data Form (Part I)
  • Signature of your academic advisoras verification of review and approval of your Plan of Study (Part II)
  • Signature of your thesis advisoras verification of review and approval of your Thesis Prospectus (Part III)