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
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Program requirements are described in the CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations and the Graduate Program in English PhD Guide . Both documents are updated annually.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_6d930cb0
- 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
- 4
Theories and Methods
7 items
- Complete 4 semester hours from the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Writing and Rhetoric
1 item
- Complete 4 semester hours from the following (if completing 12 semester hours of Literary Period requirements).Not resolved to a course4-8
Complete 8 semester hours of the following (if completing 8 hours of Literary Period requirements).
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 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
- 4
- 4
Literature 1700–1900
1 item
- 4
Literature Post-1900
1 item
- 4
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 24 semester hours of ENGL courses, or non-ENGL courses through successful petition.Not resolved to a course24
Dissertation
0 items
Exam Preparation
1 item
- 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
- As published: “Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.)”0
Dissertation
2 items
- 0
- 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
- 0
Core Requirements
major core · 0 items
Proseminar
1 item
- 4
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 20 semester hours of ENGL courses.Not resolved to a course20
Dissertation
0 items
Exam Preparation
1 item
- 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
- As published: “Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.)”0
Dissertation
2 items
- 0
- 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
- 0
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