Graduate: English Literature Ph.D.
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The Program |
Course Requirements |
M.A. Option |
Language Requirements
Transfer Credits |
Advising, Assessment, & Job Placement |
Reasonable Progress
The Ph.D. in English Literature
The Department of English houses a doctoral program to which applicants with a B.A. are admitted directly, that is, without first earning master's degree. Applicants are required to declare an intention to proceed toward the Ph.D., although they can still receive an M.A. along the way or choose to stop at the M.A. (see the M.A. option below). The Department also accepts applications to the doctoral program from applicants who have earned an M.A. elsewhere.
The program involves a curriculum that, for full-time students lasts approximately 6 years. The course work and foreign language requirements are typically completed within 3 years, the preliminary exams and the dissertation prospectus within 1 year, and the dissertation within 2 years. Students with master's degrees from other institutions can complete the curriculum in 4 years. The university allots all matriculated doctoral candidates a maximum of 7 years to complete degree requirements (maximum 5 years for students with master's degrees from elsewhere); thereafter a request for an extension of time must be submitted.
Students are required to take at least 48 credits of course work, including 42 credits of literature courses and a minimum of 6 credits of Dissertation Research.
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