G-ENGL-PHD - English - PhD

In addition to the dissertation, the PhD in English requires completion of a minimum of eleven courses, a reading proficiency in at least one foreign language (the specific language to be determined by the student’s major areas of academic concentration), and a preliminary examination of three subfields (one major, two minor) that consists of both a written and oral part by the end of the third year of study. Within six months of the preliminary exam, a dissertation chapter meeting is required with the thesis committee.