Advising

The Director of Graduate Studies may be consulted on all matters of field and course requirements, of rules and regulations, of preparation for comprehensive or candidacy examinations-on all questions, problems, and complaints about the graduate program. Appointments can be made through the Graduate Secretary in the English department office.

Students are assigned an adviser on the form they receive when accepted into the program. If a student has indicated, in the application form, a desire to pursue a degree in a particular field (e.g., TESOL or Rhetoric), the student will be assigned an adviser in that field. Students may at any time petition the Director of Graduate Studies to change their adviser.

M.A. students must consult with an assigned adviser in order to fill out the Program of Courses prescribed by the Graduate School. The Program of Courses lists the courses the student plans to take in pursuit of the degree; it also lists courses outside of English approved for the degree and may, with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies, list up to 15 hours of transfer credit for graduate courses taken at another university.