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R&W Program and Course Descriptions Computers and Composition Online
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Applying to the PhD Program The Department The English Department at BGSU places a high priority on teaching and learning as interactive, ongoing processes. Our programs allow students to deepen and broaden their interests while encouraging them to interact with and contribute their discoveries to the profession at large. In this pursuit students work not in isolation but with peers and graduate faculty, who are themselves active researchers and publishers in their various areas of specialization. The English Department offers a doctoral specialization in Rhetoric and Composition. The doctoral program requires the completion of 60 hours of course work past the M.A. degree and features course work in rhetorical theory, rhetorical history, writing pedagogy, computer mediated writing theory and practice, and research methodology that prepares students for teaching and research in an increasingly important humanities discipline. In addition, our masters programs in Scientific and Technical Communication, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Literature offer courses in highly relevant ancillary areas. In addition, electives may be satisfied by graduate course work available in many programs outside the Department, among them American Culture Studies, Women's Studies, and Popular Culture. A Rhetoric and Composition Doctoral checksheet that details course work requirements and other degree completion requirements are available upon request from the Graduate Secretary. The Rhetoric and Writing Program Bowling Green State University offers a Ph.D. in English with specialization in Rhetoric and Composition. This program prepares candidates for post-secondary teaching, research, and administration careers in rhetoric and composition. For more information please contact Dr. Richard Gebhardt, Rhetoric and Writing Program Coordinator. Or email him at richgeb@bgnet.bgsu.edu. For application materials contact the Graduate Secretary at (419)372-6864 or masween@bgnet.bgsu.edu Assistantships Assistantships are available on a competitive basis and for 2004-05 carry a stipend of $11,009.00. First-year assistantship duties typically involve a two-course teaching load in the General Studies Writing (GSW) program spread over two semesters. Second and third year assistants often satisfy their teaching responsibilities in part by serving in administrative, supervisory, research, or editing positions. Approximately four new doctoral assistantships are awarded each year.
Admission and Funding Inquiries Admissions and funding decisions are made annually early in the Spring.Ê Students interested in applying for admission and for funding should submit completed files to the Graduate Coordinator's office by February 15th. Incomplete files will result in delays of admission decisions, and candidates are forewarned that it is crucial to apply as early as possible.Because the number of applicants for our programs has continued to grow, we have seen an increase in the number of self-funded students matriculating. Those students admitted but not funded need to be aware that the department has instituted a June 1st deadline for declaring one's intentions to enroll in courses for the following Fall semester. Those self-funded students who fail to do so cannot be guaranteed a place in the program in the semester for which they have been admitted. For application materials and other inquiries for the Ph.D. contact: Mary
Ann Sweeney, Graduate Secretary Dr.
Richard Gebhardt, Rhetoric and Writing Program Coordinator How To Apply: Admission Requirements And Information Applicable To The Ph.D. Program Please use our Application Checklist: Word, PDF, HTML 1) All applicants must submit a completed application to the BGSU Graduate College accompanied by the appropriate fees. To obtain an application form, contact: Graduate
College 2) Applicants to all degree programs in English must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate College. 3) All applicants for admission to Department programs must submit scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Those with GRE scores that average below 500 on the verbal and analytical test portions of the exam will rarely be considered for funding. Recently funded students scored on the average of 550 on both the verbal and analytical components of the GRE. 4) All applicants must submit official transcripts from each institution they have attended and a 10-15 page writing sample from recent analytical academic work. 5) All applicants must submit three letters of recommendation from persons acquainted with their academic experience. 6) Those seeking funding must submit the appropriate Department assistantship application form (available from the Graduate Coordinator and here: word, html, pdf) that requires a succinct, one-page statement of purpose.This document should explain applicants' reasons for entering a graduate program in English and should detail their specific areas of competence and interest within the field of Rhetoric and Composition. (This latter statement is crucial in determining whether student interests and course demands can be adequately meshed with current faculty and degree offerings and therefore should be constructed thoughtfully and carefully.) 7) All non-native English speaking applicants must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). When it is not possible to take the TOEFL, applicants may take the Michigan Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) instead. Those applicants with TOEFL scores below 550 will rarely be admitted. 8) Applications and supporting materials should be received no later than the February 15th before the Fall Semester of the year the applicant wishes to begin study. Later applications will be considered only if positions are available. Admission
to the program does not constitute a commitment to funding, nor does it
guarantee that a student will be available to matriculate in the semester
he or she desires. Enrollment demands and curriculum changes may force
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