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Teaching
1st Year
Student has a non-teaching fellowship.
2nd Year
Student teaches 1+1: ENWR 1510.
3rd Year
Student teaches 1+1: sections of a large lecture course.
4th Year
Subject to dept. needs, student teaches 1+1 with (occasionally) the option to teach 2+0, but not 0+2; teaching may include an introductory literature seminar.
5th Year
Student has a non-teaching fellowship.
6th Year
Student teaches 1+1
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Coursework
1st Year
Fall: Student takes ENGL 8800 plus 3 graded courses.
Spring: Student takes 3 graded courses plus the Pedagogy Seminar.
2nd Year
Fall: Student takes 2 graded courses plus 2 3-unit courses of non-topical research (ENGL 9998). Spring: Student takes 3 graded courses plus 3 units of non-topical research (ENGL 9998).
3rd Year
Fall semester -- 12 hours of NTR ENGL 9998 + Audit or sit-in on one graduate-level course. Spring semester --ENGL 9995 (Dissertation seminar) + 9 hours of NTR ENGL 9998 + Audit or sit-in on one graduate-level course. Both official audits and authorized sit-ins require the instructor's permission;
4th Year
Fall: Student registers for 12 NTR units (ENGL 9998). Spring: Student registers for 12 NTR units (ENGL 9999).
5th Year
Student registers each semester for 12 credits of dissertation research (ENGL 9999).
6th Year
Student registers each semester for 12 credits of dissertation research (ENGL 9999).
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Orals
1st Year
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2nd Year
By May 10, student submits the orals form proposing two exam areas and approved lists for both areas.
3rd Year
By October 30, student takes 2-hr oral exam. Foreign language requirement must be met beforehand.
4th Year
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5th Year
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6th Year
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Dissertation Committee, Prospectus, Progress toward Completion
1st Year
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2nd Year
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3rd Year
Prospectus approval by May or June
4th Year
Dissertation writing begins (with the standard expectation of completing a good chapter by the end of fourth year).
5th Year
The writing continues (see previous entry).
6th Year
Student completes and defends dissertation by the end of the spring semester.
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Presentations
1st Year
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2nd Year
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3rd Year
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4th Year
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5th Year
Student gives a public presentation to the department based on the dissertation
6th Year
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Other
1st Year
Student demonstrates proficiency in a foreign language.
2nd Year
Student demonstrates proficiency in second foreign language or mastery in a single foreign language.
3rd Year
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4th Year
In early fall, student may wish to canvass external dissertation-year grants.
5th Year
Student consults with committee and Placement Director about job market.
6th Year
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Additional notes: 1+1 indicates one course taught each term; 2+0 indicates two courses taught in the fall term and none in the spring term; 0+2 indicates no courses taught in the fall term and two in the spring.