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
- 16.0104
- Total credits (published)
- 23
- Credits (computed from items)
- 16-24
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_b4720ecc
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
8 items
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Qualifying Examination Preparation (take in Fall and Spring)”1
- Graduate work as advisedNot resolved to a course8-12
- As published: “Dissertation Prospectus Research (Take in Fall and Spring)”1-3
- As published: “Dissertation Prospectus Workshop (Take in Fall and Spring)”1-3
- DissertationNot resolved to a course3
Additional Requirements
0 items
Teaching Requirement
0 items
Four semesters of teaching are required.
0 items
Language Requirement
0 items
Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in two languages.
0 items
University PhD Benchmarks
0 items
Qualifying Evaluation
0 items
Candidacy Examination
0 items
Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam
0 items
Dissertation Deposit
0 items
Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/comparative-literature-phd/. Captured page pages/0385.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.