PhD PROGRAM OVERVIEW

First Year

Fall Term - Fellowship
1. CL 600
2. Elective
3. Elective
4. [Language Course]

Winter Term - Fellowship
1. CL Seminar
2. CL Seminar
3. Elective
4. [Language Course]

Spring/Summer Term
Language Study

Students normally elect three graduate level seminars per term in addition to a language course. While some language courses are offered at the graduate level, they are not the equivalent of a graduate seminar and cannot be counted as such. You must consult with the DGS with regard to requesting an exception to use a graduate level language course to fulfill Complit requirements.

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth/Sixth Year

Items of Note

Newly admitted students are not allowed to transfer graduate credit from other institutions.
Required courses: CL 600 (3 credits) and 601/602 (2 credits each); 4 CL seminars (up to 1 seminar may be fulfilled by completing 3 credits of mini-courses in CL); 8 graduate seminar electives.
400 level courses in Comparative Literature are not eligible for graduate credit.
Directed Readings do not count as a CL seminar but may be counted as an elective.
Prior to the beginning of the third year, students must demonstrate advanced proficiency in two foreign languages.
Students achieve Candidacy in the Winter Term of the third year, after passing the Preliminary Exam in the Fall Term.
The Preliminary Project must be completed by the end of the third year.
Students present the Dissertation Prospectus and establish the dissertation committee of five faculty members during the fourth year.

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