Degree Timeline
Literature Program Degree Timeline
By the end of the 1st year
- have at least a tentative proposal of the teaching field
- begin planning what five courses will count for the teaching field
- have at least a tentative list of four professors to ask to serve on exam committee
- have completed or have a plan for completing departmental requirements
By the end of the 2nd year
- have completed all coursework
- have reached agreement with four professors to serve on exam committee, one as chair
- have begun to formulate reading lists for the two fields of the exam: teaching field and dissertation field
By the end of the 3rd year
- have completed the preliminary exams
By the end of the 4th year
- the student should have completed the Chapter Workshop, presenting a sample chapter and a prospectus for the dissertation to the committee
By the end of the 5th year
- all students should spend this year writing the dissertation
By the end of the 6th year
- students should be ready to defend the dissertation by the end of the year