Doctor of Philosophy in Literature and Criticism
The Literature and Criticism Graduate Program is committed primarily to serving professionals who are employed or who have strong promise of employment. This commitment means that course offerings are arranged to accommodate teaching schedules of secondary, two-year, and four-year college teachers. With this flexibility of scheduling, graduate students can pursue their studies without interrupting their careers or they can take advantage of sabbaticals for concentrated and rapid progress toward the degree.
The residency requirement may be satisfied in either of two ways:
A. Academic Year or Semester-Plus-Summer
This requirement may be fulfilled by enrolling for a minimum of nine credits for each of two consecutive semesters or for one semester and a summer, provided there is no interruption.
B. Summers Only
This requirement may be fulfilled by (1) enrolling for a minimum of nine credits for each of two consecutive summers and six credit hours during the intervening academic year; or (2) enrolling for twelve credits during each of two consecutive summers.
