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Program checklist · PhD

Literacy Studies, 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_a4628cc0
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

0 items

    Core Courses

    major core · 5 items
    1. EDUC 7323
      1
    2. EDUC 8334
      Critical Literacy: Reading the self, texts and
      As published: “Critical Literacy: Reading the self, texts and the world”
      1
    3. EDUC 7337
      Research
      As published: “Research in Teaching Writing”
      1
    4. EDUC 7324
      1
    5. EDUC 9320
      Proposal Writing Seminar
      As published: “Proposal Writing Seminar (Research Course)”
      1

    Research

    1 item
    1. Select three courses (Attribute: GDRR)
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Distribution

    1 item
    1. Select 1 Distribution Course 2
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    May be waived for a research requirement

    0 items

      Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Select eleven electives (5000 level and above)
        Not resolved to a course
        11

      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 3”
          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
                          Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/literacy-studies-phd/. Captured page pages/0637.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.