Some students come to us with extensive experience in philosophy and others do not. In every case, we work individually with each student in developing both a broad awareness of many philosophical traditions and, in the student?s second year, a thesis that explores in detail an area of interest in philosophy. Almost all full-time students in the program are given a Teaching Assistantship (funded at competitive levels) and a full tuition fellowship. Moreover, many students are invited to teach their own courses in their third or fourth semesters. This is a rare opportunity that can be of enormous value should you decide to continue in a Ph.D. program (which many of our students do).