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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in English
Degree Requirements
The Department of English requires that beyond the achievement of the
master's degree, a student complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of
approved graduate courses for the Ph.D. degree. Creative writing
majors must take an additional 15 to 18 semester hours of graduate
creative writing courses. Students studying for a doctoral degree
must demonstrate a reading knowledge of two foreign languages or an
intensive knowledge of one. A comprehensive, written examination over
three approved areas in literature, linguistics, or rhetoric and an
oral examination on a topic of specialization must be successfully
taken before admission to candidacy.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in English
Degree Requirements
The Department of English requires that beyond the achievement of the master's degree, a student complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of approved graduate courses for the Ph.D. degree. Creative writing majors must take an additional 15 to 18 semester hours of graduate creative writing courses. Students studying for a doctoral degree must demonstrate a reading knowledge of two foreign languages or an intensive knowledge of one. A comprehensive, written examination over three approved areas in literature, linguistics, or rhetoric and an oral examination on a topic of specialization must be successfully taken before admission to candidacy.