HANDBOOK FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGLISH

Revised 2007

The Department of English offers a variety of options within its degree programs for the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy. This handbook has been written to inform graduate students of the rules and procedures which pertain to those degrees and to augment the policies and regulations contained in the Graduate Catalog.

It is the responsibility of each student admitted to the Graduate School to know and to observe all regulations and procedures related to the degree being sought as outlined in either the catalog in effect at the time of admission or the catalog in effect at the time of graduation. Regulations will not be waived nor will exceptions be granted because a student pleads ignorance of the rule or because he or she was not informed of it by an adviser or other authority. In particular, students planning to obtain a degree should be aware of the deadlines for filing the necessary documents in the Graduate School.

The rules, procedures, and standards described in this booklet are determined by the Graduate Faculty of the Department of English and are administered by the Graduate Studies Committee, by the Director of Graduate Studies, and by the Chair of the department. As changes are made in various requirements, they will be communicated to the department in the form of addenda to this handbook and by memoranda to students. Students must stay abreast of these changes. Individual questions or problems may be addressed to the student's adviser or to the Director of Graduate Studies.