Ph.D. Candidacy Checksheet for Rhetoric and Writing Students, 1996-97

Ph.D. Candidacy Checksheet for Rhetoric and Writing Students

NAME:______________________________

I. ___ MASTER'S CREDIT: 30 hours

II. ___ LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (Note: the Ph.D. language requirement must be satisifed before the preliminary exams may be scheduled.)

___ Date satisfied: _______

III. DOCTORAL COURSE WORK:Minimum 60 hours

____ REQUIRED COURSE WORK FOR ALL Ph.D. CANDIDATES (*These courses may be satisfied by previous course work equivalency if so judged by the Graduate Coordinator and Graduate Committee. English 602, Composition Instructors Workshop, is required for funded, first-year teaching assistants but does not count toward graduation.)
- ENG 601 Introduction to English Studies*
- ENG 607 Theory and Methods of Criticism*
- ENG 615 Modern English Linguistics*
- ENG 729 Research and Publication in Rhetoric and Writing

3-12 Hours

____ REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS AND DISSERTATION HOURS
- ___ENG 798 Study for Prelims (3-6 hours)
- Candidate may count up 6 hours of credit for preliminary exam preparation.
- ___ENG 799 Dissertation Research (16-21 hours) Candidate must accumulate a minimum of 16 hours of dissertation credit and may count a maximum of 21 toward graduation. (All graduating candidates must be registered for at least one dissertation research credit hour in the semester in which graduation is scheduled.)

19-27 Hours

IV. RHETORIC AND WRITING CORE COURSES (NOTE: ENG 729, Research and Publication in Rhetoric and Writing, is required of rhetoric and writing candidates and is listed in III above.)

ENG 620 The Teaching of Writing

ENG 680 / 780 Seminar in Rhetoric (topics vary)

ENG 722 The History of Rhetoric and Written Discourse

ENG 724 The Rhetoric of Written Discourse

ENG 726 Research in Composition

One linguistics course beyond ENG 615

18 Hours

V. RHETORIC AND WRITING ELECTIVES

Four course concentration. NOTE: Ph.D. candidates in rhetoric and writing may take rhetoric courses beyond the 18 required as electives but are encouraged to develop a four course concentration in a literary genre or period, critical theory, linguistics, TESL, technical communication, creative writing, or an approved set of electives outside the department in one of the following departments or interdisciplinary programs: American Culture Studies, Philosophy, Popular Culture, EDCI, EDFI, Interpersonal and Public Communication (IPCO), or Women's Studies. Consult with the Graduate Coordinator for approval.

Course # Course Title
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12 Hours

Other Electives:

Course # Course Title
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3-9 Hours

VI. OTHER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Completion of Preliminary Examinations

___ Date completed:__________

Graduate Lecture

___ Date completed:__________

Dissertation Defense

___ Date completed:__________

Submission of Acceptable Dissertation Hard Copy
- ___ Date submitted:__________

Course #	Course Title
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