14 Additional Requirements
- Fulfillment of a world language requirement.
- Successful completion of two Ph.D. preliminary exams (including an oral component when required by the examiners) in chosen areas of specialization. Students are required to notify the English Graduate office of the examination areas of the Ph.D. preliminary exams within two weeks of the beginning of classes in the semester in which they intend to take the exams. For further information, see “Ph.D. Preliminary Examinations” in this handbook.
- Successful completion of a dissertation and an oral defense.
