Graduate Student Handbook 2006-2007

Richard Wright

GETTING STARTED

The Ph.D. Program

Policy Statement
Overview of the Program
Advisers
Undergraduate Deficiencies
Departmental Lectures
Course Work
- First Year
- Second Year
- Students entering with an M.A. from another institution
- Sample Course Progression (for students without an MA)
- Choosing Courses
Foreign Language Requirement
Oral Fields Examination
- Historical Areas of Study in English
- Scheduling and Fulfilling the Prerequisites for the Fields Examination
The Dissertation Proposal
- Topic and Committee
- The Proposal
- The Dissertation Pre-Proposal Conference
- The Final Dissertation Proposal Approval
- Admission to Candidacy
Writing the Dissertation
- Changes in Committee
- Annual Advisory Meeting
- The Final Push
The Dissertation Defense
University Dissertation Requirements

Academic Requirements and Procedures

Registration
- When does it take place
- Registration Procedures
- Late Registration
- Registration Materials
- Summary of Registration Procedures
- Change Of Registration
Grades
- Provisional Grades
- Incompletes
Applying for the Degree
- Earning An MA In The Department Of English
Guidelines for Satisfactory Academic Progress
- General Procedures
- The Academic Progress Report
- Basic Guidelines
- Rules of Thumb

Other Aspects of the Ph.D. Program

Mail, Directories, and Miscellaneous Information

Appendices