<p>At Pitt you really are not in or out of the honors college. Students can take honors classes if they maintain a certain GPA. The BPhil from what I understand is a degree earned by students who complete a research project and paper. If I remember correctly, you are required to stay on campus one summer to complete the project. It has been two years since I heard the presentation, so I could be a little foggy.</p>
<p>If you do not complete the project and paper, you would get the B.S. Not all students who are accepted initially to the honors college will complete the BPhil. Pitt’s honors college is not like most of the others. For example, my daughter was eligible to take honors classes when she went to Pitt, but only took three honors classes (two physics, one chemistry) her freshman year. I do not think she will take any this year.</p>