Four Year Plan
The Literature doctoral major requires the following:
- Methods of Literary Study (3 hours)
- 27 seminars hours in a selected Focus, either "Literary Traditions" or "Theory and Criticism"
- Passing the Qualifying examinations
- Filing Prospectus
- Completion of the Dissertation
Doctoral advising activity is integrated throughout the program. Ideally, students complete the program in four years: two years of coursework (15 hours or 5 seminars in the first year, one of which is "Methods"; 12 hours or 4 seminars in the second year). The following time-line sets out a Teaching Fellow's typical program plan for completion of the degree in four years. If you are not on fellowship, you may speed up the first two years by taking 3 seminars in each of 3 semesters.
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Spring Term (2nd Semester) |
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2 | Fall Term (3rd Semester) |
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Spring Term (4th Semester) |
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3 | Fall Term (5th Semester) |
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Spring Term (6th Semester) |
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4 | Fall Term (7th Semester) |
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Spring Term (8th Semester) |
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