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Program checklist · PhD

English, PhD (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
23.1304
Credits (computed from items)
60-64
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_865c6ad7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Proseminar

    1 item
    1. ENGL 5103
      4

    Theories and Methods

    7 items
    1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. ENGL 7351
      4
    3. ENGL 7358
      4
    4. ENGL 7370
      4
    5. ENGL 7380
      4
    6. WMNS 6100
    7. WMNS 7976

    Writing and Rhetoric

    1 item
    1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following (if completing 12 semester hours of Literary Period requirements).
      Not resolved to a course
      4-8

    Complete 8 semester hours of the following (if completing 8 hours of Literary Period requirements).

    3 items
    1. ENGL 7360
      4
    2. ENGL 7392
      4
    3. ENGL 7395
      4

    Literary Periods

    0 items

      Complete 8 semester hours from TWO of the following Literary Periods (if completing 8 semester hours of Writing and Rhetoric requirements), or complete 12 semester hours from THREE of the following Literary Periods (if completing 4 semester hours of Writing and Rhetoric requirements):

      0 items

        Literature Pre-1700

        2 items
        1. ENGL 7281
          4
        2. ENGL 7282
          4

        Literature 1700–1900

        1 item
        1. ENGL 7284
          4

        Literature Post-1900

        1 item
        1. ENGL 7351
          4

        Electives

        electives · 1 item
        1. Complete 24 semester hours of ENGL courses, or non-ENGL courses through successful petition.
          Not resolved to a course
          24

        Dissertation

        0 items

          Exam Preparation

          1 item
          1. ENGL 8960
            Exam Preparation—Doctoral
            As published: “Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only needed for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exams. Repeatable.)”
            0

          Research

          1 item
          1. ENGL 9986
            Research
            As published: “Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.)”
            0

          Dissertation

          2 items
          1. ENGL 9990
            0
          2. ENGL 9991
            0

          Dissertation Continuation

          0 items

            Following completion of ENGL 9990 and ENGL 9991, registration in the following class is required in each fall and spring semester for all students and each summer semester for those within funding until the dissertation is completed (students outside of funding must also register in the summer semester if it is their terminal term):

            1 item
            1. ENGL 9996
              0

            Core Requirements

            major core · 0 items

              Proseminar

              1 item
              1. ENGL 5103
                4

              Electives

              electives · 1 item
              1. Complete 20 semester hours of ENGL courses.
                Not resolved to a course
                20

              Dissertation

              0 items

                Exam Preparation

                1 item
                1. ENGL 8960
                  Exam Preparation—Doctoral
                  As published: “Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only needed for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exams. Repeatable.)”
                  0

                Research

                1 item
                1. ENGL 9986
                  Research
                  As published: “Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.)”
                  0

                Dissertation

                2 items
                1. ENGL 9990
                  0
                2. ENGL 9991
                  0

                Dissertation Continuation

                0 items

                  Following completion of ENGL 9990 and ENGL 9991, registration in the following class is required in each fall and spring semester for all students and each summer semester for those within funding until the dissertation is completed (students outside of funding must also register in the summer semester if it is their terminal term):

                  1 item
                  1. ENGL 9996
                    0
                  Source. Northeastern University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/social-sciences-humanities/english/english-phd/. Captured page pages/0868.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.