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Program checklist · PhD

Educational Linguistics, PhD

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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
Total credits (published)
23
Credits (computed from items)
23
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_8ce29427
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

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    Core Requirements

    major core · 4 items
    1. EDUC 6205
      Linguistics
      As published: “Linguistics in Education”
      1
    2. EDUC 5252
      1
    3. EDUC 6210
      1
    4. EDUC 7225
      1

    Select one of the following 9000-Level Doctoral Seminars:

    1 item
    1. EDUC 9210
      Issues in Second Language Acquisition
      or: EDUC 9215 Genealogies of Race and Language in Educational Research
      or: EDUC 9205 Research Seminar: Language Policy and Education
      1

    Research Methods

    3 items
    1. Select one Quantitative Methods course: Attribute GDLN
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. Select one Qualitative Methods course: Attribute GDLL
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    3. Select one Advanced Quantitative OR Qualitative Methods course: Attribute GDLA
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Linguistics

    2 items
    1. Select one course from the Linguistics Dept in one of the following core areas: Phonetics, Phonology Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics: with Attribute GDLC
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. Select two additional courses, which may be from the Linguistics Dept., Anthropology Dept., or other relevant linguistics course: with Attribute GDLC
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. Select nine course units at the 5000 level or above
      Not resolved to a course
      9

    Additional Requirements 1

    0 items

      Students must complete all University Milestones for Doctoral Candidates in addition to specific milestones for GSE. These include:

      1 item
      1. EDUC 9950
        Dissertation
        As published: “Dissertation 2”
        3

      A Qualifications Evaluation (also known as Program Candidacy)

      0 items

        A Preliminary Examination (also known as Doctoral Candidacy)

        0 items

          An Oral Defense of the Dissertation Proposal

          0 items

            Final Defense of the Dissertation

            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
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