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Accelerated PhD

Students who are certain of their career goals and who have done outstanding work in their undergraduate programs may apply directly for admission to the Ph.D. program. However, the Awards and Admissions Committee may reject that application while still admitting that student to the M.A. program.

Application
A BA to PhD direct application file must include the following:
•  Official application & fee
•  Letter of Intent
•  Writing samples
•  GRE General AND Subject Test
•  Three letters of recommendation

Coursework

Ninety credits of course work (excluding Research and Teaching hours). The MA distribution requirements in the literature track must be fulfilled including:
•  Introduction to Graduate Study
•  Teaching College Writing
•  Practicum I & Practicum II
•  Pre-1780 literature (4 hours)
•  1780-1930 literature (4 hours)
•  Post 1930 literature (4 hours)
•  MA Capstone Course (by end of second year)

Students need not take the MA-level Ropes Course, 15 ENGC 700, but will be required to take 15 ENGC 800 (the PhD-level Ropes Course) prior to their exams. The current PhD requirements regarding course work in exam fields will apply.

Students who have been accepted into the Creative Dissertation track may take no more than 28 hours of Workshops.

This is a five-year program (for full-time students), with students completing their coursework by the end of the Fall quarter of their fourth year and their exams by the end of that year. The fifth year will be the dissertation year. All full-time students admitted will receive a GA, renewable annually for students who do outstanding work in their courses and make adequate progress towards their degrees. Students must also distinguish themselves as classroom teachers by the end of their first year. Students, if they choose, may apply to receive an MA upon completion of all requirements for that degree.